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Trump's Pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman Pledges Bipartisan Stance, Addresses Signal Controversy

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President Trump’s pick for the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, informed senators on Tuesday that he recognizes his status as an unfamiliar and atypical candidate. However, he emphasized that the nation faces extraordinary and unparalleled challenges, stating his readiness to defend against them. During his confirmation hearing to become the leading U.S. military official, he stated that he would provide frank advice to Trump and pledged to remain nonpartisan. Although Caine refrained from directly condemning senior officials for utilizing a Signal conversation to plan an assault on Yemen’s Houthi insurgents, he informed senators under examination that he consistently uses appropriate communication methods. Caine is an esteemed F-16 fighter pilot with experience leading numerous special operations units and participating in several highly confidential projects at the Pentagon. Although Caine doesn’t fulfill all th...

Officials: Trump Refuses to Fire Waltz or Others Linked to Signal Chat Leak

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Donald Trump has refrained from dismissing National Security Adviser Mike Waltz or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth due to the controversial Signal group chat incident, for fear that such actions could imply acknowledgment of wrongdoing and appear as though they were conceding triumph to the Atlantic Magazine, according to White House insiders. According to officials, the president has shown more concern over the revelation that Waltz possessed the contact information of the editor-in-chief of a magazine Trump dislikes, rather than focusing on whether the plans might have been confidential or about them being exchanged through an unclassified commercial application. Related: Personal information of Trump associates in Signal controversy exposed online: report However, once Waltz acknowledged taking charge of including a journalist in the Signal group, Trump publicly backed him and stated that Waltz had gotten the message. According to officials, Trump hasn’t requested ...

DHS Employee Suspended for Mishap: Journalist Unintentionally Added to Sensitive Email

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According to reporting by NBC News, a Department of Homeland Security A DHS staff member has been put on administrative leave and could lose their security clearance following an incident where they inadvertently disclosed unclassified information about a forthcoming ICE operation. ICE ) operation to a journalist through an email. GudangMovies21 reached out to DHS through an email on Thursday night seeking comments. Why It Matters The event in January, verified by Jason Houser—formerly the chief of staff at ICE—and two additional officials who requested confidentiality when speaking with NBC News, bears similarities to the more high-profile instance involving U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn incorrectly adding individuals to a watchlist. The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief of a Signal group chat where the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared military strike plans. In contrast to Waltz and Hegseth, who retain their roles, the Department o...

'Welcome to the Summit': US Greenland Base Readies for JD Vance Arrival

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The Thule Air Base in Greenland , previously known as Thule Air Base, serves as a key element in U.S. Arctic defenses and has become a focal point for increasing political tensions due to visits from the Vice President. JD Vance And his spouse Usha are set to head over to the key outpost later this week. The visit will encompass a security briefing along with meetings with U.S. service members, occurring amid the presidency of Donald Trump Continues to publicly support the idea of purchasing Greenland, a region with significant mineral resources and strategic importance due to its proximity to potentially lucrative Arctic shipping routes that become increasingly valuable as global warming reduces polar ice cover. This area holds considerable economic promise for Denmark, which has sovereignty over this semiautonomous entity. "Many other nations have intimidated Greenland, threatening to utilize its territories and waterways against both the United States and Canada,...

Taylor Swift Mentioned in US Senate Hearing After 'Signalgate' Leak

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She's among the most well-known individuals globally, yet nobody anticipated Taylor Swift's name coming up during a Senate Intelligence Committee session on Tuesday. The gathering included senators seeking clarification on how high-ranking Trump administration officials accidentally added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to a Signal group chat. exposed confidential top-secret battle strategies To attack Houthi militant forces in Yemen. The discussion then turned to the troubling remarks made by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which were both aggressive and dismissive towards America’s European allies. "I simply dislike having to rescue the Europeans once more," Vance stated in the chat, emphasizing that the attacks on the Houthis would be much more advantageous for Europe than for the U.S. I completely agree with your disdain for European freeloaders," Hegseth responded. "It's PATHET...

Figur Kunci: 13 Kolonel TNI yang Mendapatkan Promosi dan Jabatan Baru dari Panglima

5.180.24.3 Sosok 13 Kolonel TNI AD pecah bintang satu menjadi perwira tinggi atau Brigjen TNI. Pecah bintang itu berdasarkan Surat Keputusan Panglima TNI Nomor Kep/333/III/2025 tanggal 14 Maret 2025 tentang pemberhentian dan pengangkatan dalam jabatan di tubuh TNI. 13 kolonel pecah bintang itu memiliki rekam jejak prestasi yang berbeda. "Rotasi dan mutasi ini telah ditetapkan oleh Panglima TNI, sebanyak 86 Pati, terdiri dari 53 Pati TNI AD, 12 Pati TNI AL, dan 21 Pati TNI AU," ujar Kapuspen TNI Mayjen Hariyanto dalam pernyataannya di Markas Besar TNI, Cilangkap, Jakarta Timur, Minggu (16/3/2025). Kata dia, Panglima TNI Jenderal Agus Subiyanto melakukan rotasi dan mutasi terhadap 86 perwira tinggi (pati) pada posisi strategis di lingkungan TNI. Dari 86 perwira tinggi (Pati) dan perwira menengah (pamen) ini, sebanyak 13 Kolonel TNI AD naik pangkat menjadi jenderal bintang satu. Berikut daftarnya. 1. Kolonel Inf Bangkit Rahmat Tri Widodo. Jabatan Lam...

Musk's Surprise Visit to NSA Following Calls for 'Overhaul' of U.S. Cyberespionage Hub

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On Wednesday, Elon Musk made an unexpected appearance at the National Security Agency and had a meeting with its head, as confirmed by an NSA representative. This occurred just days following his call for reforms within the nation’s premier cybersurveillance agency. This marked Musk's initial openly acknowledged trip to an intelligence agency following his initiation of the Trump administration's push to significantly reduce the federal workforce. According to specialists, the NSA stands out as one of the nation’s key resources for gathering intelligence, managing an extensive surveillance program along with advanced cyber defense skills. Musk, the wealthy business magnate who has faced backlash due to his confrontational strategies and lack of transparency, shared on his social media channel, X, Last week, "The NSA requires significant reform." Both Musk's posting and his visit indicated that this once highly clandestine organization, often referred...