U.S. Military Officials Required to Sign NDAs

U.S. military officials involved in the attacks on vessels suspected to be trafficking drugs “have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an...

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents (UPDATED)

Timeline Highlights A Flourish table January 20, 2025 Trump Administration’s America First Trade Policies U.S. presidential memorandum “America First Trade Policy” outlines trade priorities of the new Trump administration and directs departments...

U.S. Senate passes bill to terminate Trump tariffs against Brazil

The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of its former...

U.S. lawmakers share concerns about consolidation in seed, fertilizer industries

A farmer prepares to plant spring corn in Frederick County, Maryland, May 12, 2020. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley called for the end of countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer during a Senate committee hearing...

White House fires arts advisers as Trump's $300M ballroom plans whirl

White House officials fired all six members of the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, a federal agency which would have been tasked with advising on the design elements of the new $300 million White House ballroom championed by President Donald Trump....

U.S. Troops Reportedly Required To Sign NDA Before Taking Part In Campaign In The Caribbean

U.S. troops are being required to sign non-disclosure agreements before taking part in the military campaign in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report. Reuters noted that the step is highly unusual, considering the troops are...

U.S. military kills 14 more people in Trump’s expanding drug war

DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks into a news conference about a plane crash near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, at the White House in Washington, on Jan. 30. President Donald Trump’s military...

U.S. Military Kills 14 in Strikes Against Alleged Cartel Boats in Deadliest Day of Campaign  

The U.S. military killed 14 people in strikes against four boats it claimed were transporting drugs in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. The strikes marked the deadliest day of President Donald Trump’s...

U.S. Government Shutdown Sorely Tests National Security State

Nearly one month into the U.S. federal government shutdown, foreign-policy and national security needs are being increasingly strained in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. So far, the White House, State Department, Defense Department, and other...

U.S. sought to lure Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader

MIAMI -- The federal agent had a daring pitch for Nicolás Maduro's chief pilot: All he had to do was surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president's plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman. In exchange, the agent told the...

U.S. Revokes visa of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, limiting Laureate privileges

Speaking at a media briefing at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, his residence in Lagos, Nigeria, Soyinka said he was unaware of any action that could have prompted the visa revocation. “It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that people in the...

America First President Tells U.S. Troops to Go and Buy Japanese Cars

President Donald Trump has told a hangar full of American military personnel to go and buy Japanese cars. The president was speaking aboard the USS George Washington, docked at the Yokosuka naval base on Tuesday. “They’re going to be putting auto...

U.S. kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats

Video posted by U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth claims to show one of four U.S. strikes on vessels in what is given as Eastern Pacific, in this still image taken from undated social media video, released October 28, 2025. | Photo Credit:...

U.S. signs $80 billion pact to boost nuclear power for AI

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The U.S. agreed to support the construction of large-scale reactors from Westinghouse Electric Co. worth at least $80 billion, pledging much-needed...

White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump’s visit to Navy celebration, AP sources say

By AAMER MADHANI, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service’s 250th...

U.S. signs $80 billion pact to boost nuclear power in AI push

The U.S. agreed to support the construction of large-scale reactors from Westinghouse Electric Co. worth at least $80 billion, pledging much-needed government backing for the industry in the latest push to meet surging demand for electricity from...

White House wanted live bombs, not dummies, for Trump’s visit to Navy celebration, sources say

That person, who like the others was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, would not comment on why the Navy decided to switch to live bombs. The White House said no switch was made. Deputy press...

White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump’s visit to Navy celebration: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump...

U.S. Military Conducts Three Strikes in Eastern Pacific, Mexico Leads Rescue of Sole Survivor

President Trump’s Department of War carried out three lethal strikes on four vessels in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor whose rescue is being coordinated by Mexican authorities. Secretary of War Pete...

U.S. Officer Sought To Convince Maduro's Pilot To Divert His Flight So He'd Be Taken By American Forces, Report Claims

A federal officer reportedly sought to convince the chief pilot of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro to divert one of his flights to a place where he could be apprehended by U.S. forces, according to a new report. The Associated...