US awards Raytheon $22.9B Tomahawk deal as Trump dismisses weapons stockpile concerns

The Department of War announced Monday that the U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a $22.9 billion contract to accelerate production of Tomahawk missiles, as the Pentagon moves to expand the nation’s munitions capacity and replenish critical long-range strike weapons. The news came after President Donald Trump pushed back on concerns over the … Read more

Iran Rebuffs Trump’s US Territory Claim on Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump is responding to concerns over conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, dismissing concerns over long deployments. It comes as a U.S. commander toured the aircraft carrier, which has been at sea for a record of more than 240 consecutive days. While Iran is saying there are no ongoing talks with the United … Read more

Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ | First Thing

President said he was ‘not happy’ with plans for large-scale joint exercises he described as ‘inappropriate and hostile’. Plus, how five obscure horses have ended up at the center of a transatlantic betting mystery Good morning. Donald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North … Read more

Trump Says Ballroom is Needed, Calling it a ‘Security Structure’

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction to proceed on his ballroom after an appeals court ruled he needed congressional authorization to build the complex. Trump is arguing that the ballroom is just a part of what will be a massive underground military complex, saying it’s a “desperately needed national security … Read more

AG Todd Blanche Declines to Pledge DOJ Independence

As President Donald Trump’s former attorney, concerns were raised whether Todd Blanche could remain independent as most attorneys general have acted in the past. He was asked by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker if he can pledge that the Justice Department independently of the White House. “No, I’m not going to pledge that, and … Read more

Trump cuts military drills with South Korea citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un – US politics live

President orders Pentagon to scale back ‘inappropriate and hostile’ exercises with South Korea Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. US president Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back “inappropriate and hostile” military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday. Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone … Read more

IN PICTURES: Historic Smithsonian museum packed with woke political messaging on race and gender

As the Smithsonian Institution continues to face scrutiny over its leftward drift, a Fox News Digital tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History revealed exhibits that present the nation’s past through the lens of oppression of minority groups. Perhaps nowhere in the museum was that more apparent than the popular Entertainment Nation Exhibit. … Read more