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@orencnn.bsky.social · last yr.

edition.cnn.com/2025/05/12/m... Pres. Trump's first trip to the Middle East includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. But not Israel. Trump is "clearly frustrated with Netanyahu, as every other president who’s worked with Netanyahu has been,” said fmr US Amb. to Israel Dan Shapiro.

Trump’s Middle East trip leaves Netanyahu watching from the sidelines again | CNN

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.

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Natasha Bertrand@natashabertrand.bsky.social · last yr.

The total cost of the US military’s operation against the Houthis is nearing $1 billion in ~3 weeks. But Houthis still Houthi-ing...earlier this week, they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone—the second one shot down since the new offensive began last month. www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/p...

Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact | CNN Politics

The total cost of the US military’s operation against the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen is nearing $1 billion in just over three weeks, even as the attacks have had limited impact on destroyin...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · last yr.

Several DoD officials told CNN that [Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth seems more preoccupied with appearances than with substance—wanting to appear more “lethal” than his predecessor and pulling resources from elsewhere in DoD to achieve that image. www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/p...

Concerns about Hegseth’s judgment come roaring back after group chat scandal | CNN Politics

Ever since news broke on Monday that top Trump officials discussed US military attack plans in a group chat that inadvertently included a journalist, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has projected unfli...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · last yr.

“It is safe to say that anybody in uniform would be court martialed for this. We don’t provide that level of information on unclassified systems, in order to protect the lives and safety of the servicemembers. My most junior analysts know not to do this.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/p...

Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages | CNN Politics

The information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed in the Signal chat of top Trump national security officials was highly classified at the time he wrote it, especially because the operation had...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · last yr.

According to the Pentagon, DOGE found $80 million in “wasteful spending” so far.
 The Pentagon’s budget is $850 billion. They found less than one tenth of one tenth of one percent of waste.

@orencnn.bsky.social · last yr.

“I was unable to, and never really would, drink my own Kool-Aid,” [LTG Dan] Caine said. A look at the next pick to be the top US general. www.cnn.com/2025/02/23/p...

How retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine became Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman | CNN Politics

The retired Air Force general announced as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Donald Trump after the abrupt Friday night firing of his predecessor is a respected career F-16 p...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Flight tracking data from the moments before the fatal midair collision on Wednesday night appears to show the Black Hawk helicopter was flying 100 feet above the maximum allowed altitude and was veering off the prescribed route along the east side of the Potomac River. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Live updates: DC plane crash investigation continues as families mourn tragedy | CNN

The flight data and voice recorders, known as black boxes, have been recovered after the midair collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter in the Washington, DC, area, the National Transporta...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Army Black Hawk helicopter based at Ft. Belvoir/Davison Army Airfield was on a routine training fight before the mid-air collision with an Bombardier CRJ-700 on final approach to DCA. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Live updates: American Airlines plane crash near Washington, DC; Reagan National Airport takeoffs and landings halted | CNN

A passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, after it collided midair with a helicopter as it approached the runway, according to the Fed...

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@orencnn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former top US general who became a frequent target of President Donald Trump. www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...

Defense secretary revokes security detail and clearance for Trump critic Gen. Mark Milley, orders investigation | CNN Politics

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former...

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Natasha Bertrand@natashabertrand.bsky.social · 2y ago

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s portrait marking his time as Secretary of the Army is no longer up in the Pentagon’s Army Secretary hallway. Follows the department taking down Gen. Milley's chairman and Army portraits, revoking his security detail and recommending the IG investigate him.

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