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President Trump Names Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem to Serve as Special Envoy
President Trump announced Thursday that Senator Markwayne Mullin will take over as Secretary of Homeland Security at the end of the month, with current Secretary Kristi Noem transitioning to serve as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a new Western Hemisphere security initiative.
CISA Chief Information Officer Announces Departure From Agency
Robert Costello, the chief information officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, announced Tuesday he is leaving the agency, ending an 18-year career at the Department of Homeland Security.
Anthropic Pushes Pentagon Deal to Avoid Supply Chain Ban
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is negotiating with the Pentagon to secure a contract for military use of the company’s AI models, aiming to prevent the company from being cut off from the defense supply chain after talks collapsed last week.
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Venezuela to Send Up to 1,000 Kilograms of Gold to U.S. Under New Deal
Venezuela’s state-owned mining company, Minerven, has entered into a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for U.S. markets, according to Axios. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday to...
Italy Joins U.S. and Israel in Gulf Air Defense Effort After Breaking With European Allies
Italy has announced it will assist the United States and Israel in providing air defense support to Gulf nations facing Iranian drone attacks. Speaking Thursday, Meloni said Italy will now contribute to defensive operations aimed at protecting Gulf states...
Supreme Court Rules Appeals Courts Must Defer to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Cases
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that federal appeals courts must defer to immigration agencies’ factual findings when deciding whether an asylum seeker’s accepted facts qualify as persecution, a decision seen as a legal win for the Trump...
U.S., Ecuadorian Forces Launch Joint Operations Against Narco-Terrorists
Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces carried out coordinated operations on Tuesday targeting Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador, according to US Southern Command. The actions demonstrate a shared commitment across Latin America and the Caribbean to...
Reports: Iran Signals Willingness for Talks, CIA Arms Kurdish Forces
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence made an indirect offer to the CIA to discuss ending the conflict through a third country’s spy agency, according to The New York Times, citing officials briefed on the outreach. Iran’s semi‑official Tasnim agency called the report...
Crenshaw, Crockett Defeated in Texas Primaries
Two incumbent members of Congress were forced out by their own party voters Tuesday, as Rep. Dan Crenshaw lost his Republican primary and Rep. Jasmine Crockett fell in her bid for the Democratic Senate nomination. Crenshaw, the only GOP House incumbent on the...
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