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Trump tells children, 'US military is tracking Santa' at NORAD's Christmas calls event

The event was centered on the NORAD Santa Tracker, which is conducted annually by the United States, commemorating 70 years since the first transmission in 1955.

US President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 24, 2025.
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Trump expected to sign $1 trillion annual defense bill, despite provisions of aid to Ukraine

US DEFENSE SECRETARY Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, in December 2025.

US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men

US Army Soldiers conduct low-light, live fire training with M240B machine guns in the US Central Command area of responsibility.

US, Syrian forces work together to kill ISIS terrorists, destroy weapons caches


US-led coordination center in Israel maps Gaza's future amid hope and skepticism

While some have welcomed the efforts of the new US-run center for rehabilitating the war-torn Gaza Strip, others are skeptical that it will work.

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the military said in a post on X.

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Attack on US troops shows ISIS threat in Syria is still deadly despite waning influence - analysis

There are many ISIS detainees in eastern Syria, including many families of ISIS fighters. These detainees will need to be addressed, and the families de-radicalized. 

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

ISIS terrorist who killed two US troops was member of Syrian security forces, local officials say

A Syrian interior ministry spokesperson told Syrian television channel Al-Ikhbariya that the attacker did not have a leadership role in the security forces.

A Coalition convoy of US-led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

US to appoint two-star American general to lead Gaza Stabilization Force – Axios

Trump said he plans to announce the Board of Peace in early 2026, according to the report.

US President Donald Trump looks on during a signing ceremony with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (not pictured) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, December 4, 2025.

Final US report on Afghanistan reveals $30 billion in funds wasted, stolen, or mismanaged

In its final report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) documented 1,327 instances of waste, fraud, and abuse from 2002 to 2021.

US soldier is walks past destroyed Russian planes in Bagram on March 6, 2003.

Did the US military commit a war crime in boat attack off Venezuela? - explainer

Members of Congress said they would investigate whether or not the US military broke the law during its strikes on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean.

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 2, 2025.

US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific," the US military said in a statement on X/Twitter.

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Pete Hegseth gave orders to 'kill everybody' in Caribbean boat strike, officials urge caution

“The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is patently absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal,” one source knowledgeable of the matter said.

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

FBI probing Democrats who called for US military to refuse illegal Trump orders

US President Donald Trump also has accused the six Democrats of sedition and said in a social media post that the crime is punishable by death.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

After outrage, Coast Guard says it will continue to define swastikas as hate symbols

The Coast Guard’s top official said the regulations had been mischaracterized and that promotion of the symbols “will be thoroughly investigated and severely punished.”

Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.