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I met with USACE team members, FEMA representatives, state emergency management officials, and AshBritt personnel to discuss progress on the Hurricane Helene recovery mission.
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I met with USACE team members, FEMA representatives, state emergency management officials, and AshBritt personnel to discuss progress on the Hurricane Helene recovery mission.
As the 56th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I joined Colonel Brad Morgan, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, in visiting the Beacon Temporary Debris Reduction Site in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As the 56th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I joined Colonel Brad Morgan, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, in visiting the Beacon Temporary Debris Reduction Site in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; me, as the USACE Commanding General, and Col. Eric Swenson, commander of the USACE Joint Field Office. We visited areas affected by the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, California.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; me, as the USACE Commanding General, and Col. Eric Swenson, commander of the USACE Joint Field Office. We visited areas affected by the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, California.
SCOTUS wants to know what both sides think “regular forces” means in the law: specifically whether it means the regular military (as opposed to the guard) 2/
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's the "Tyler's Revenge" edition!
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, Ari Tabatabai and @tylermcbrien.com discussed the week’s news in national security, including President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, the U.S. military build-up in the Caribbean, and more.
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, Ari Tabatabai and @tylermcbrien.com discussed the week’s news in national security, including President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, the U.S. military build-up in the Caribbean, and more.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn't been necessary so far.
Trump says he could send "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines" into U.S. cities "if it was necessary"
President Trump claimed he has the authority to send U.S. military branches to patrol U.S. cities, but said that isn't necessary at this point.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The federal government keeps labeling everyone they go after as cartel members — and it keeps being proven false. These are the same people we’re supposed to trust when they execute people at sea under that very justification?
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“Trump told the troops that in future wars, the U.S. would go into a country, win a war and then leave. The comment was jarring partly because he was speaking at an American military base in Japan that was set up decades ago in the aftermath of WW II.”
Trump exists in a world free of context.
Trump exists in a world free of context.
Update from Vivek Shankar
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November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, a new test for the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire. https://to.pbs.org/3LbFEEs
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out 'powerful' strikes in Gaza
Netanyahu called the return of a body parts from a hostage recovered almost two years ago a "clear violation" of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement, which requires Hamas to return all Israeli hosta...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out 'powerful' strikes in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Nicolás Maduro regime said Sunday Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.
Venezuela claims capture of CIA group, accuses U.S. of plotting ‘false flag’ attack
The Nicolás Maduro regime said Sunday Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The U.S. bombing of alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela and the buildup of military assets in the region have raised broader questions about possible plans to oust President Nicolás Maduro. cbsn.ws/4o2xtsq
What's next for embattled Nicolás Maduro as Trump pressures Venezuela
Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are ratcheting up, with a showdown between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro putting the two nations on the brink.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The U.S. is massing an unusual buildup of warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft off the coast of Venezuela as the Trump administration expands its military campaign against what it says are transnational criminal organizations.
What to know:
What to know:
What to know about the U.S. forces closing in on Venezuela
The Trump administration has sent warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft to the region as it wages what it says is armed conflict against narco-terrorists.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
U.S. military strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela have killed nearly 30 people. According to President Donald Trump, each strike also saved 25,000 lives. Is that true?
Have U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats saved 25,000 lives?
U.S. military strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela have killed nearly 30 people. According to President Donald Trump, each strike also saved 25,000 lives. Is that true?
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dozens of people have died since the U.S. began targeted strikes on what military officials claim are drug-carrying vessels.
Drug Boat Battle
Dozens of people have died since the U.S. began targeted strikes on what military officials claim are drug-carrying vessels.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Does no one at the New York Times know how to use a calculator?
A little less than $100 each. That's the answer to the math problem. The Constitutional law problem, however, cannot be solved with long division.
A little less than $100 each. That's the answer to the math problem. The Constitutional law problem, however, cannot be solved with long division.
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov joined @npr.org's Michel Martin to discuss lethal U.S. Military strikes on alleged drug boats and critical questions regarding the lack of the Trump Administration's legal justification or evidence for the deadly campaign.
Listen here: youtu.be/I0LDBMz5__8
Listen here: youtu.be/I0LDBMz5__8
Ranking Member Smith on NPR: U.S. Military Boat Strikes Raise Questions of Legal Military Orders
YouTube video by Armed Services
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Why are we indefinately incarcerating people who should be deported to their home country? 🤔
"U.S. govt lawyer told a federal judge on Thursday that the homeland security secretary had the authority to send immigration detainees designated for deportation to any U.S. military base around the globe"
"U.S. govt lawyer told a federal judge on Thursday that the homeland security secretary had the authority to send immigration detainees designated for deportation to any U.S. military base around the globe"
Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“The humanitarian crisis in Gaza can still be reversed,” writes @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social. If the new U.S. civil-military coordination center “takes strong leadership and acts as a bulwark against Israeli aid obstruction, it could prove instrumental.”
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https://fam.ag/4njEDXY
The Biggest Threat to the Gaza Deal
Only UN infrastructure—and American leverage—can prevent a humanitarian collapse.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking. https://to.pbs.org/4hsCg47
WATCH LIVE: Trump makes announcement on human trafficking during White House briefing
The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the ...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” as U.S.-led efforts to end the war floundered and the Ukrainian president sought more foreign military help. https://to.pbs.org/47belRG
U.S. announces new sanctions against Russia's two largest oil companies over war in Ukraine
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions Wednesday against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” as U.S.-led efforts to end the war...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
2024 Coast Guard data supports Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s statement that no drugs are found around 25% of the time the agency boards suspected drug boats. Paul made the comment as the U.S. military has struck several vessels near Venezuela’s coast.
2024 Coast Guard drug seizure data supports Rand Paul claim
2024 Coast Guard data supports Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s statement that no drugs are found around 25% of the time the agency boards suspected drug boats. Paul made the comment as the U.S. military…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
California moved tonight to intervene in the en banc rehearing request at the Ninth Circuit in the Oregon National Guard case.
![Case: 25-6268, 10/22/2025, DktEntry: 72.1, Page 5 of 28
INTRODUCTION
California became a plaintiff in this case through an amended complaint that
was filed after the notice of appeal in these appellate proceedings, and California
now seeks leave to intervene in this Court, to join its co-plaintiffs in requesting
rehearing en banc. Although intervention at the appellate stage is ordinarily
"unusual," Bates v. Jones, 127 F.3d 870, 873 (9th Cir. 1997), the circumstances
underlying this litigation have been anything but ordinary. The federal
government has drawn the State of California into this dispute: first by
transporting 200 federalized members of California's National Guard from Los
Angeles to Oregon, just hours after the district court's order prohibiting defendants
from deploying members of Oregon's National Guard; and second, by issuing an
order a few days ago, extending federalization of 200 California Guardsmen in
Oregon to February 2026—specifically for the purpose of protecting "Federal
functions, personnel, and property in Oregon."
California is now a plaintiff in the proceedings below, and defendants' recent
actions have directly implicated California's sovereign interests in this appeal. The
question whether the circumstances in Portland supply a "colorable basis for the
President's determination that he is unable with [the] regular forces to execute the laws of the United States," Stay Order 26, is directly relevant to the status of the
200 California Guardsmen in Oregon now. The Court should therefore allow
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November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM