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In his “state of the force” address last week, self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth coupled his usual attacks on the press, the Ivy League, and “beardos” and “weirdos” with new initiatives that have the potential to reshape the U.S. military for decades: an Autonomous Warfare Command, and an effort to map out the future of warfare called “Project Meridian.”

The former CIA officer arrested after authorities discovered roughly $40 million worth of gold bars in his Virginia home pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a single count of wire fraud, admitting he defrauded the U.S. government out of nearly $200 million for his personal benefit.

For the first time since World War II, the US military will execute a man by firing squad after getting approval from Donald Trump.

SA TODAY Co. and the Daily Mail, along with a certified class of about 5,000 US digital publishers, are now able to bring claims worth more than $3.2 billion (£2.42 billion) against Google to a jury trial. This follows a federal judge’s rejection of Google’s primary requests for summary judgment.

U.S. authorities have accused executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of concealing that the company was controlled by Russian citizens and that its software was developed in Russia.

For the first time, the Pentagon budget exceeded $1 trillion, and private contractors now receive more than half of all the tax dollars allocated to the Pentagon.

People in the Pentagon deride self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth for many reasons. There was his ridiculous dressing down of America’s admirals and generals in 2025.

A comprehensive Russia sanctions bill overcame opposition in the House on Wednesday, after many Democrats expressed concern that it would expand President Trump’s tariff authorities.

A significant legal battle is unfolding in Virginia before his trial, involving missing evidence, secret cryptocurrency accounts, and alleged cartel connections of Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset. Court documents reveal how he boasted about eluding capture indefinitely.

New York and 21 other states are suing the Trump administration to block a new Department of Homeland Security rule they said would give immigration officials wider discretion to deny green cards, visas, or entry into the United States when determining whether applicants could become dependent on government aid.

Enticed by an ad on Instagram promising a substantial payout, Andrea, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras living in California, decided to explore becoming a surrogate mother.

A man from Connecticut was arrested for the decades-old rape and murder of a woman from Virginia after forensic evidence provided new leads in the cold case, police said on Wednesday.

The assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school, where a 6-year-old student shot his teacher in 2023, "did nothing" about the fact that the student had a gun, despite receiving repeated warnings from colleagues, a prosecutor said in court Tuesday.

NextEra Energy announced on Monday that it will acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $67 billion, merging two significant utilities amid the rising electricity demand driven by AI and data center expansion.

The initiative to track the spread of hantavirus from a cruise ship presently located off the west coast of Africa is broadening, including efforts in the United States, following confirmation by health officials that the virus on the ship is the rare strain capable of human-to-human transmission.

The FBI searched the office of longtime Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday, a bureau spokesperson told CBS News.

An activist who demonstrated outside the home of White House adviser Stephen Miller and handed out flyers with his Virginia address will not face state charges, as a local prosecutor has concluded she did not commit a crime.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will leave the Middle East and start its journey home in the coming days, according to multiple U.S. officials. This is anticipated to be a relief for the approximately 4,500 sailors who have been deployed for 10 months.

Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration “effective immediately,” officials announced Wednesday evening, marking a sudden departure after 13 turbulent months at the Pentagon.

President Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency after he was removed from his role as acting leader nearly a year ago, according to two people familiar with his plans.

Disgraced former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax became a raging alcoholic and neglectful father after his professional life and marriage fell apart — and he stole money meant for his kids to purchase a gun, explosive divorce documents obtained by The Post reveal.