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FILE – The U.S. Capitol building gives backdrop to a homeless man resting on a steam vent on the National Mall, Dec. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

President Donald Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

August 11, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department.

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has given President Donald Trump options for Israel-Iran conflict

June 18, 2025 at 1:14 p.m.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon was providing options to President Donald Trump as he decides next steps on Iran but would not say whether the...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard calls Signal chats a ‘mistake’ as Trump officials face grilling over leaked military plan

March 26, 2025 at 11:55 a.m.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday it was a “mistake” for national security officials to discuss sensitive military plans on a group text chain that also included a...

President Donald Trump gestures as he departs a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor ‘glitch’

March 25, 2025 at 7:51 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a ceremony to raise the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag at the State Department, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Exposure of Trump administration war plans is ‘mind-boggling,’ top Democrat tells intel officials

March 25, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials are facing Congress this week to offer their first testimony in office about the threats confronting the United States and tackle urgent questions about...

FILE – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon’s offensive cyberoperations against Russia

March 3, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyberoperations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command, rolling back some efforts to contend with a key adversary even as national security experts call...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line

February 12, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, an unconventional pick to oversee and coordinate the country’s 18 different intelligence agencies.

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