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Pentagon to boost troops at border

United States: Pentagon orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border

The US Department of Defense is deploying 1,500 active-duty service members along with additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to support enforcement operations already underway.

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Up to 1,500 U.S. troops heading to southern border

The Pentagon will start deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

POLITICO on MSN · 19h

Pentagon will send troops to border to boost security, airlift out migrants

The Pentagon is sending at least 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to enhance security and assist with a major military airlift of undocumented migrants. The deployment, announced by the Defense Department,

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Wicker calls for Hegseth to be confirmed as secretary of defense

Sen. Roger Wicker, SAS Committee chairman, announced late Wednesday night that Hegseth still had the backing of Senate ...

Hegseth’s Nomination as Defense Secretary to Face a Test Vote in the Senate

The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.

Robert Salesses to serve as acting US defense secretary, officials say

Robert Salesses will serve as acting defense secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, ...

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Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for top Pentagon post: ‘Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense’

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...

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Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his ...

King votes against Hegseth for defense secretary

U.S. Sen. Angus King joined Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee Monday in voting against the nomination of former Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department ...

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Hegseth Unqualified for Secretary of Defense, Science Group Says

The defense secretary job is as difficult as it is critical. Pete Hegseth, a television presenter and author, doesn’t have ...

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South Dakotan named U.S. Secretary of the Air Force

Dr. Troy E. Meink, a Lemmon, South Dakota native has been named by President Donald Trump as the new United States Secretary ...

Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

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New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions ...

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions simmer with Beijing in the ...

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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the ...

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NATO Secretary General holds call with new US Secretary of State

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This is their first conversation after the ...

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