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Hegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/pete-hegseth-democrats-budget #UsPolitics #UsNews #PeteHegseth #UsMilitary #UsNationalSecurity

Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day
By Robert Tait in Washington

The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts say

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/trump-iran-war-criticism-groundhog-day

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Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts
By Aram Roston in Washington

Co-founder of defense firm Anduril has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising

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Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising #UsNationalSecurity #Republicans #WeaponsTechnology #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #KevinMccarthy #TedCruz #PeterThiel #Palantir #DronesMilitary #VirtualReality #Surveillance #UsMilitary #Technology #California #UsPolitics #UsNews #WestCoast

Senate to begin voting on Trump intelligence nominee Jay Clayton – US politics live
By Tom Ambrose

The US president’s pick to be the country’s director of national intelligence is expected to be approved within days – but only after a tense confirmation hearing

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/27/us-senate-spy-jay-clayton-donald-trump-iran-war-saudi-oman-hormuz-pentagon-seattle-latest-news-updates

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Senate to begin voting on Trump intelligence nominee Jay Clayton – US politics live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/27/us-senate-spy-jay-clayton-donald-trump-iran-war-saudi-oman-hormuz-pentagon-seattle-latest-news-updates #UsNews #WorldNews #UsSenate #UsNationalSecurity #DonaldTrump

Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/trump-air-force-one-iran-threat #DonaldTrump #UsNationalSecurity #Turkey #Iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #NewYorkTimes #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report
By Marina Dunbar

President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force One

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/trump-air-force-one-iran-threat

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R James Woolsey, embattled ex-CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies aged 84
By Associated Press

Woolsey died of a stroke at Washington home after facing ‘Havana syndrome’ reported by some government officials

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/r-james-woolsey-cia-death

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R James Woolsey, embattled ex-CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies aged 84 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/r-james-woolsey-cia-death #Cia #UsNationalSecurity #BillClinton #WashingtonDc #UsNews

Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran
By Chris Stein in Washington

Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ‘ignoring the nation’s most urgent national security crisis’ amid US exchange of fire with Iran

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/trump-defense-bill-vote-iran-war

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Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/trump-defense-bill-vote-iran-war #UsSenate #Democrats #UsPolitics #UsNews #Iran #DonaldTrump #UsNationalSecurity #WorldNews

Trump’s Nato remarks rang hollow – but he recognizes something real | Christopher S Chivvis
By Christopher S Chivvis

US political leaders must be more clear-eyed about our global alliances, without embracing his scorched-earth approach

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/trump-nato-international-alliances

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Trump’s Nato remarks rang hollow – but he recognizes something real | Christopher S Chivvis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/trump-nato-international-alliances #Nato #UsForeignPolicy #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsNationalSecurity #Europe

Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/john-bolton-guilty-mishandle-classified-information #JohnBolton #UsNationalSecurity #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #UsCrime #LawUs #UsJusticeSystem #UsPolitics #UsNews

Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars reportedly created fake spy program https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/david-rush-cia-gold-bars-fake-spy-program #Cia #UsCrime #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #Virginia #UsNationalSecurity #Espionage

Trump’s loyalist intelligence chief pick throws into doubt renewal of critical surveillance program https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-intelligence-chief-fisa-surveillance-program #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #UsPolitics #DonaldTrump #UsNationalSecurity #UsCongress

Alarm in Washington as Trump taps staunch loyalist to serve as intelligence chief https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/bill-pulte-intelligence-chief-concerns #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #UsPolitics #UsNationalSecurity #DonaldTrump

Trump taps ally Bill Pulte to serve as top intelligence chief https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trump-bill-pulte-director-national-intelligence #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNationalSecurity #UsPolitics #UsNews

Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/pentagon-ufo-files #UsNews #Ufos #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNationalSecurity

Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/pentagon-us-military-pairs-with-spacex-google-openai #TrumpAdministration #UsNationalSecurity #UsNews #UsPolitics #PeteHegseth #AiArtificialIntelligence #Microsoft #Spacex #Openai #Nvidia #Amazon #Technology

Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/visual-guide-us-military-bases-british-soil-iran-war #UsMilitary #UsNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkNews #DefencePolicy #Military #UsNationalSecurity #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

I am not paying American war taxes this year. Will you join me? | Clara Vondrich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/26/american-war-taxes #UsTaxation #UsMilitary #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsNationalSecurity #UsForeignPolicy #UsPolitics #Iran #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

US counter-terrorism chief who resigned says he fears retaliation but has no regrets https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/joe-kent-trump-retribution-iran-war #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsNews #UsNationalSecurity #Fbi #WorldNews

US has ‘lost control of its own foreign policy’, says Oman’s foreign minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/us-lost-control-of-its-own-foreign-policy-oman-foreign-minister #UsisraelWarOnIran #WorldNews #DonaldTrump #Oman #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Qatar #UnitedArabEmirates #Iran #UsNationalSecurity #UsNews #UsForeignPolicy #Israel

Trump nominee Mullin expected to get quick confirmation to replace Noem at DHS – US politics live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/18/donald-trump-iran-war-markwayne-mullin-security-immigration-intelligence-federal-reserve-interest-rates-latest-news-updates #UsNews #WorldNews #UsImmigration #DonaldTrump #Iran #FederalReserve #JeffreyEpstein #PamBondi #UsNationalSecurity

US officials increase security over fear of attack by Iran amid US-Israel bombing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/security-increase-iran-attack-us-israel-bombing #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsNationalSecurity #Cyberwar #Iran #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/05/trump-anthropic-ai-pentagon #Technology #AiArtificialIntelligence #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsNationalSecurity

Penny Wong refuses to say if any Australian crew onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/iran-warship-australian-crew-onboard-us-submarine-foreign-minister-refuses-to-say #RoyalAustralianNavy #AustraliaNews #Aukus #AustralianMilitary #Iran #UsNationalSecurity

What is Trump’s endgame with Iran? | Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/03/trump-iran-war-strategy #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsForeignPolicy #Iran #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #AyatollahAliKhamenei #DonaldTrump #BenjaminNetanyahu #UsNationalSecurity