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Hegseth Lashes Out at Critics Calling for His Firing

In a new video, the defense secretary vowed to “finish what we have started.” Some Republicans say the Iran war was a big factor in their party’s midterm losses.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s defiant video is unlikely to quell calls for his impeachment or his dismissal.

Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War

The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

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An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War

The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

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An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

Drone Boat Maker Saildrone Wins Protest Over Navy Contract

A federal judge’s ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.

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Saildrone Surveyor, a 72-foot-long autonomous drone, sails past the Golden Gate Bridge after scanning an area of the seafloor.

Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay

The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.

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Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. Venezuela’s Caribbean coastline and land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana make it an attractive location for potential U.S. troop deployments.

Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials

Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.

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Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.

Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay

The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.

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Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. Venezuela’s Caribbean coastline and land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana make it an attractive location for potential U.S. troop deployments.

Trump’s Plane Flyover Is a Halloween Trick for Startled D.C. Residents

A White House social media account said the surprise Air Force One flight was part of a Halloween event hosted by the president and the first lady.

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President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, during a Halloween event at the White House on Thursday.

U.S. Restricts Trade With Chinese Genomics Company

The move will block shipments from BGI, a major Chinese firm that U.S. officials allege is associated with forced labor and the abuse of minority groups.

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BGI exhibit in Beijing last year. The Trump administration added the company, a major Chinese genomics company that U.S. officials have long eyed with suspicion, to a trade blacklist aimed at barring products made with forced labor in China.

Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House

Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions.

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Dario Amodei has warned about the safety risks of artificial intelligence for years, but President Trump has called potential serious threats from the technology a “hoax.”

Anthropic’s Blacklisting by the Pentagon Was Legal, Federal Judges Rule

The Pentagon had “ample support for its conclusion” that the A.I. company’s products could pose a national security risk, according to a Washington appeals court.

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Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei.
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