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Pentagon Revises Restrictions on Journalists — by Essentially Kicking Them Out
Under the new policy, journalists can only enter the Pentagon building if they are escorted by a department official.
Trump Asks for Taxpayers to Shell Out $200B to Fund His Deadly, Cost-Raising War
This is “more than enough” to cover Medicaid for 16 million people kicked off the program by the GOP, an expert said.
The Pentagon Is Using Palantir AI to Bomb Thousands of Targets in Iran
The system, known as Project Maven, also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic.
As US Bombards Iran, Trump Opines: “Maybe We Shouldn’t Even Be There at All”
“We don’t need it. We have a lot of oil,” Trump said. “It’s almost like we do it for habit.”
Hegseth Whines About Iran War Coverage, Demands “Patriotic Press” Instead
The Defense Secretary also claimed Iran's leaders were “underground,” despite video evidence showing otherwise.
Pete Hegseth Halted US Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Ahead of Iran War
People who were tracking civilian casualties have been reassigned to other jobs, says journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed.
Plurality of Americans Back Firing Multiple Trump Cabinet Members
Many members of Trump's cabinet — including Trump himself — receive low favorability ratings from Americans.
US Dropped $5.6 Billion Worth of Bombs on Iran in First 2 Days of War Alone
Four days into the war, US Central Command said that the US had struck 2,000 targets using more than 2,000 munitions.
Trump Claims War Is “Very Complete” as US-Israeli Strikes Pummel Iran
Just hours after declaring completion, Trump vowed to “not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.”
Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US is “investigating” the strike on the girls’ school.