President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including the U.S. Coast Guard, after a 76-day partial government shutdown.The signing came hours after the House passed Senate-approved legislation to fund the department. The bill funds DHS agencies that are not involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.The passage will allow the Coast Guard to resume non-emergency operations and maintenance, which were halted during the 11-week lapse in funding. On Tuesday, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday told lawmakers that Coast Guard members and civilians were facing…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth controversially claimed on Thursday that the fragile ceasefire with Iran means that President Donald Trump does not yet have to seek congressional consent to extend the war.Hegseth argued that the pause in hostilities freezes the ticking clock that would otherwise require the president either to get agreement from lawmakers or to end military operations after 60 days.“We are in a ceasefire right now, which [in] our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses, or stops,” Hegseth told Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Kaine, who was Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s running…
The four-star generals and admirals who lead U.S. military commands have all requested the support of amphibious ready groups and Marine Expeditionary Units, according to the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told audience members at Modern Day Marine in Washington on Thursday that the demand for ARG-MEUs has exceeded the 3.0 presence he previously called for.“I won’t say how many of the ARG-MEUs our combat commanders asked for, but it is well north of three,” he said. “Like double that.”Calls for ARG-MEUs are coming from the U.S. military’s Southern Command, European Command,…
The Great Depression brought out both the resiliency and ingenuity of literally millions of people. With few options, people had to make do with what was on hand. Clothes were sewn with spare flour sacks and shoes repaired with cardboard. Food, however, is where things got really interesting. Some foods were still plentiful and reasonably affordable, but others were scarce. How do you make a full meal when half your ingredients are missing? You improvise and invent a whole host of crazy foods in the process. Here are some strange meals people ate during the Great Depression—meals we might all be eating…
This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Senate Republicans introduced legislation on Monday to allocate $400 million in taxpayer funds for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, according to a bill filed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) [1]. The proposal follows a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, which supporters said demonstrated the need for a secure facility on the White House grounds [2]. The president had previously stated the ballroom would be entirely funded by private donations, a point he made repeatedly in…
Romania will now be able to acquire counter-unmanned aerial system technology through the U.S.’s counter-drone marketplace, the Army announced on Wednesday. The agreement gives the southeastern European country access to a U.S.-managed marketplace that links partner nations with counter-drone technology as part of the Pentagon’s push to speed up procurement systems that have struggled to keep pace with ever-evolving unmanned threats. The marketplace is run by the Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401, an organization established in 2025 to centralize and speed up how the military — and partner nations — field counter-unmanned aerial system, or C-UAS, capabilities. The department…
Effective immediately, sailors within the fleet — and those specifically stationed in the National Capital Region — are now granted greater flexibility when it comes to daily workwear, according to an April 26 NAVADMIN message.The update means that for sailors E-7 and above, the wear of the Service Dress Blues jacket or Eisenhower jacket in office buildings or workspaces is optional throughout the fleet.According to the memo, this update allows for the “walking within the confines of a building without the [Service Dress Blues] Jacket or Eisenhower jacket covering the white shirt and tie.”The black garrison cap is now authorized…
The Department of the Air Force is requesting $24.8 billion for their Weapons System Sustainment program for fiscal year 2027, with almost all of the funding going toward the Air Force after years of declining mission capable rates across the service’s aircraft fleet.Of that $24.8 billion requested, $22.6 billion is slated for the Air Force, while $2.2 billion is meant for the Space Force, according to U.S. Air Force budget documents.The budget includes funding for items such as depot maintenance, software updates and engine overhauls, according to the department’s posture statement.The program is a part of the overall Operation and…
Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of War in the United States, is set to testify before the Senate as the cost of the Iran War reaches $25 billion. Hegseth is the infamous Christian nationalist being accused of trying to force his religious views in the military. Christian Nationalist Pete Hegseth Pushes Religion In The Military The hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning is meant to discuss the Pentagon’s staggering $1.5 trillion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. Instead, it is expected to become a public back-and-forth on the war and the administration’s objectives, according to a report…
For the first time, the U.S. Air Force is asking Congress to fund the purchase of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, marking the beginning of the “loyal wingman” era.The service’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes $996.5 million in procurement funding to begin production of Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, plus $150 million in advance procurement for FY28.Combined with roughly $1.37 billion in continued research and development, up from $827 million in FY26, the total program request reaches roughly $2.37 billion, according to Pentagon comptroller documents released April 3.The CCA procurement line stands out as the single largest new addition to the Air…