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Trump ties Camp Lejeune toxic water settlements to GOP midterm results

21 October 2026 at 17:17
President Trump told an audience in North Carolina that if Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections, he would direct the Justice Department to quickly settle “all remaining legitimate claims” related to contaminated water at the nearby Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where thousands of cases remain unresolved. “If we don’t…

Trump ties Camp Lejeune toxic water settlements to GOP midterm results

21 October 2026 at 17:17
President Trump told an audience in North Carolina that if Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections, he would direct the Justice Department to quickly settle “all remaining legitimate claims” related to contaminated water at the nearby Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where thousands of cases remain unresolved. “If we don’t…

Zelensky, US allies bet on strike concessions to placate Trump

21 October 2026 at 11:00
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his powerful allies in Congress are seeking to use President Trump’s desire for Kyiv to stop targeting Russian diesel facilities to boost his support for Ukraine in other ways.  Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, returned from a trip to Ukraine last week proposing…

Zelensky, US allies bet on strike concessions to placate Trump

21 October 2026 at 11:00
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his powerful allies in Congress are seeking to use President Trump’s desire for Kyiv to stop targeting Russian diesel facilities to boost his support for Ukraine in other ways.  Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, returned from a trip to Ukraine last week proposing…

Beijing monitoring US warship near disputed shoal in South China Sea

20 October 2026 at 16:20
China on Tuesday accused the U.S. military of “illegally” entering waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, saying it had sent its own forces to watch a Navy ship.  China has claimed roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea as its own territory, leading to disputes with the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam…

Beijing monitoring US warship near disputed shoal in South China Sea

20 October 2026 at 16:20
China on Tuesday accused the U.S. military of “illegally” entering waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, saying it had sent its own forces to watch a Navy ship.  China has claimed roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea as its own territory, leading to disputes with the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam…

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield ‘fully accountable’

19 October 2026 at 23:45
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) revealed Monday that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accountable.” In a post to social media, Fitzpatrick said he would speak with…

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield ‘fully accountable’

19 October 2026 at 23:45
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) revealed Monday that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accountable.” In a post to social media, Fitzpatrick said he would speak with…

Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle

19 October 2026 at 22:55
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection…

Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle

19 October 2026 at 22:55
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection…

Zelensky disputes US resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine

19 October 2026 at 20:06
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday again called into question whether the U.S. has continued to share intelligence with the war-torn country a day after he said Washington resumed providing Kyiv with such information to ‌help defend against Russian missile strikes. Zelensky said Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, with…

Zelensky disputes US resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine

19 October 2026 at 20:06
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday again called into question whether the U.S. has continued to share intelligence with the war-torn country a day after he said Washington resumed providing Kyiv with such information to ‌help defend against Russian missile strikes. Zelensky said Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, with…

Ukraine faces grim question of whether it can take on Russia without US backing

17 October 2026 at 11:00
The disruptions this week in U.S. support for Ukraine have forced Kyiv to face a grim question: Can it stay in the fight against Russia without any of President Trump’s already diminished support? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has escalated a diplomatic assault, earlier this week accusing the Trump administration of throttling its access to Elon…

Pentagon spokesperson: Hegseth ‘completely aligned’ with Trump nixing execution livestream

15 October 2026 at 20:04
A spokesperson for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stressed Thursday that the Pentagon chief is “completely aligned” with President Trump’s decision to not livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Trump said the planned Dec. 3 livestream execution of Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in the November 2009 attack…

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