Nigeria, Donald Trump and US troops
Digest more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected to involve Washington’s goal of reshaping the role of U.S. troops in Korea.
A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday, saying she “found no credible evidence” that protests in the city grew out of control before the president federalized the troops earlier this fall.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that troops will miss their Nov. 15 paychecks if the government shutdown continues.
A judge has extended her order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying any National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, until Friday – keeping soldiers in the city in limbo as the legal showdown over presidential power continues.
U.S. troops withdrawing from Romania spark Republican opposition amid Russia-Ukraine war tensions and concerns over weakened deterrence.
Active service members may start going without pay if a deal to end the government shutdown isn’t reached soon.
About 700 troops are expected to be withdrawn as Trump administration officials shift resources to the Indo-Pacific region.
The U.S. military is planning to remove 700 troops assigned to the 101st Airborne Division from Eastern Europe as the Pentagon focuses on other regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.
Protests continued in much the same, generally low-key vein Saturday night outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland as the city awaited a federal judge’s decision on troop deployment to the facility.
Feedback