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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to "outlandish threats" by the United States after Washington raised the bounty for his arrest to $50 million and launched anti-drug operations in the Caribbean. "This week, I will activate a special plan with more than 4.5 million militiamen to ensure coverage of the entire national territory — militias that are prepared, activated and armed," Maduro announced on state television.

AUnited States combat veteran and Trump voter has told Newsweek his wife was detained by federal immigration agents at the Nogales port of entry while attempting to renew her in-country travel permit. Eddie J. Rosa, 43, a USPS electronics technician and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army Reserves, and the Ohio National Guard, said his wife, Mireya Alexandra Blancarte Marquez, was arrested on August 11.

The USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson are expected to arrive soon, said the official, who was not authorized to comment and spoke Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.

Disabled Black veteran Harold Powell Sr. was left fighting for his life after a racially charged confrontation with a white man escalated into gunfire at Seattle’s waterfront.

Fort Bliss, in El Paso, will hold up to 5,000 people in the base’s new tent camp. The military base is home to 90,000 service members and their families. Opened at the height of the Texas summer, where temperatures regularly soar above 100 degrees and sandstorms are frequent, detainees are at serious risk of heat-related illness and other harsh conditions. In response, local elected officials in El Paso have already passed a resolution demanding transparency and accountability from the federal government.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – When you need care for your mouth, jaw, or teeth, you may have questions about whether you should use your TRICARE medical or dental plan. Knowing when to use your medical or dental coverage helps avoid unnecessary costs or delays in care. “When you need dental care because of an injury, it may be covered under your TRICARE medical plan,” said Douglas Elsesser, TRICARE Dental Program Analyst at the Defense Health Agency. “But this is only if it’s tied to a medical condition and pre-authorized. Knowing the difference can save you time and money.” Here’s what you should know.

“I have certainly heard from friends of mine who are still in service expressing frustration about the way that their role is being cast as political,” said Pruitt, who served in the US navy for eight years. “It is not their job to speak out and therefore, that kind of concern and frustration within active service right now, folks on the ground, is just completely invisible to the media narrative.” The Pentagon would not respond to questions about its biblically inspired recruitment ads or its use of christianity on social media, but chief spokesman Sean Parnell did say Hegseth is an unashamed backer of Wilson.

There are about 400 civilian PAOs working for the Navy, according to the service’s human resources website. The memo does not give detailed guidance on how cuts should be decided, only that cuts should focus on eliminating redundancies, should consider swapping in a uniformed PAO if possible, and each retained job will require a justification of its “mission-critical requirements.”

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on Thursday sued President Donald Trump's Department of Veterans Affairs, asking a federal appeals court to force the VA to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees veterans full education benefits. "Veterans who qualify for benefits should receive their full benefits -- full stop," Miyares said in a statement.

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities, which are dwarfed by those of China.

WASHINGTON — Hank Ford, a 54-year-old Army and Marine Corps veteran, was dozing one morning in February after his wife left for work, when his service dog, Tommy, started barking and pawing his chest to wake up — something he had never done before. Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-08-15/disabled-veterans-service-dogs-legislation-18774215.html Source - Stars and Stripes

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tRump has gone over the edge and has lost his mental faculties... You heard it right folks, now watch the video of tRump actually saying that Putin agrees with tRump. From one dictator to another, trying to erode our liberties with yet another conspiracy theory. With an added twist, he has the backing of a Russian dictator who has killed his own country men and women if they dare challenge his authority through free speech or via election. Question: 1.) What connection is there between Putin and any elections in the United States of America? (Why would he have that opinion?) 2.) Why was the topic of our elections (yes, USA elections) brought up at a summit between tRump & Putin?

Russia - Won | USA - 0 According to trump, it is now up to President Volodymyr Zelensky and to a smaller degree the European Union to achieve peace. If that is the case, why didn't trump invite President Volodymyr Zelensky and the European Union to that summit in the first place? In my opinion most likely two reasons: His dream of developing a hotel in Moscow (going back decades) His other dream of getting a Nobel Peace prize "The Red carpet, handshakes and footage and photographs that are in all global publications and TV channels," it said, saying it was the first time that Trump had met a visiting leader off their plane at the airport. Its correspondent in Alaska said the two leaders had obviously agreed about a lot of things, but did not say what those things were.

trump sure is an embarrassment to the United States of America... Last week, the White House blew past its own deadline of imposing sanctions on Russia for continuing its three-year invasion of Ukraine, and then, in a misguided effort to clean up that mistake, President Donald Trump gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a one-on-one meeting in Alaska. It was impossible to make sense of what Trump expected to gain by doing so. It’s not even clear what Trump wants, other than a Nobel Peace Prize.

At around 9 a.m. on Friday, three guests at Hotel Captain Cook, a four-star hotel located 20 minutes from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage where leaders from the U.S. and Russia convened, found the documents left behind in one of the hotel's public printers. NPR reviewed photos of the documents taken by one of the guests, who NPR agreed not to identify because the guest said they feared retaliation.

The Justice Department announced late last week that Brandon Kelley and Stacey Kelley have been charged with felony murder and two counts of second-degree murder. Federal prosecutors allege that their child, Vyolet Kelley, "died because she was deprived of adequate nourishment and medical care while living at Fort Stewart Military Reservation.”

WASHINGTON — The Navy has announced the selection of Fleet Master Chief John Perryman as the 17th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON).

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A nuclear-powered attack submarine, additional P8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, several destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser are also being allocated to US Southern Command as part of the mission, the officials said.

The USS Higgins, a guided missile destroyer, and USS Cincinnati, a littoral combat ship, were shadowed by a Chinese navy ship while sailing about 30 nautical miles from the Scarborough Shoal. There were no reports of any untoward incident, Philippine coast guard Commodore Jay Tarriela said, citing information from U.S. officials and a Philippine surveillance flight.