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Surprise U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, are putting the crescendo on a combative first year at the Pentagon for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach. By Lisa Lerer All year, top Democrats ...

Jewish Sen. Jacky Rosen lifted her hold on Admiral Kevin Lunday’s confirmation after the offending language was removed. After renewed objections from Jewish groups, the U.S. Coast Guard again removed ...

President Trump said the U.S. Navy would build a new ‘Trump-class’ battleship, with construction of the first ship to begin almost immediately. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press President Trump ...

When U.S. forces conducted a second strike on the survivors of an alleged drug smuggling boat destroyed off Venezuela last September, the resulting controversy regarding the incident caused me to ...

UPDATE, Dec. 24 | Police identified the victim as Johntrel L. Vickers, 33. ORIGINAL REPORT | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating the city's latest homicide near Admiral ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed Admiral Kevin Lunday as Coast Guard commandant Thursday night after agency guidance on the display of hate symbols such as swastikas and nooses was clarified.

Lisa Marie Presley raved over “good” friends John Travolta and Kelly Preston — and praised their parenting — years before a bombshell lawsuit regarding the couple and her daughter Riley Keough. Keough ...

After the Washington Post reported last month that the U.S. Coast Guard was reclassifying swastikas and nooses to no longer be considered hate symbols, Jewish leaders voiced their objections. The ...

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has placed a hold on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to serve as head of the Coast Guard after the service backtracked on keeping swastikas and nooses labeled as hate ...

The two models are reportedly on great terms now, but the former Bravo star revealed that there was once a bump in their sibling dynamic Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Lisa Rinna opened up about the ...