The Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group operates in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission Operation Southern Spear, Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tajh Payne) The ...

President Donald Trump has said everyone who arrived in the U.S. from Afghanistan under the Biden administration must be "re-examined" after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington ...

The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops. By Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington A 29-year-old ...

Ken Hughes is a research specialist with the Presidential Recordings Program of the University of Virginia's Miller Center, whose work is funded in part by grants from the National Historical ...

Recent operations under the Trump administration have raised eyebrows and drawn criticism, not only because of their missions but also because of their names and the intent behind them. Defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation Southern Spear,” to pummel “narco-terrorists.” The Pentagon ...

A map by Newsweek shows the latest extent of the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement of an operation he said is aimed to tackle ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced a new operation against “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere, signaling that the US may be prepared to step up a campaign of deadly ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the commencement of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday evening, an operation he said is aimed at protecting the Western Hemisphere from “narcoterrorists.” Trump ...