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1 day ago | 
flipboard.com | Dan De Luce |Tom Winter |Laura Strickler |Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
What Were The Painted Targets On Old Warplanes For? Even if you have only cursory knowledge of aviation and military history, odds are you can picture an old warplane in your mind. The drab colors, the …
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3 days ago | 
telemundowashingtondc.com | Yamiche Alcindor |Gordon Lubold
La administración Trump se prepara para aceptar un Boeing 747-8 jumbo de superlujo de la familia real de Catar como regalo para que el presidente Donald Trump lo utilice como el nuevo Air Force One para viajes presidenciales hasta poco antes de que Trump deje el cargo, según cuatro fuentes familiarizadas con la planificación.
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3 days ago | 
nbcnews.com | Yamiche Alcindor |Gordon Lubold
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a superluxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar as a gift to be used by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One for presidential travel until shortly before Trump leaves office, according to four sources familiar with the planning. Two of the sources also confirm that ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation once the president ends his second term.
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3 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Yamiche Alcindor |Gordon Lubold
3 hours ago'SNL' Mother's Day Cold Open gets ruined by Trump"Bad things happen in threes." Another Saturday Night Live, another Cold Open starring James Austin Johnson doing his eerily spot-on Donald Trump impression. This week, the sketch starts sweetly with Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernández, and Bowen Yang delivering a heartfelt Mother’s Day tribute — …2 hours agoDid Canadian tourism to Florida decline by 80% amid Trump’s comments?
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6 days ago | 
nbcnews.com | Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s fight against the Houthis never dealt a crippling blow to the militant group, but it has cost America more than $1 billion since March, including the thousands of bombs and missiles used in strikes, along with seven drones shot down and two fighter jets that sank, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the cost.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Nnamdi Egwuonwu |Gordon Lubold |Courtney Kube
President Donald Trump told NBC News he plans to hold several events to celebrate U.S. military victories this year, including a “big, beautiful” military parade in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Flag Day, which also happens to fall on his birthday. “My birthday happens to be on Flag Day,” Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a wide-ranging interview at Mar-a-Lago that aired on Sunday. “I view it for Flag Day, not necessarily my birthday. Somebody put it together.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Gordon Lubold |Courtney Kube
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump might finally get his parade. The U.S. Army is planning a big celebration to recognize not only the 250th anniversary of its founding, but also President Trump’s 79th birthday, both of which fall on June 14. That celebration will potentially bring tanks and hundreds of other military vehicles and aircraft onto and over the streets of the nation’s capital in June, according to three defense officials familiar with the planning.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
WASHINGTON — Under pressure to make drastic budget cuts, Army leaders have struck an unusual agreement with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency: Don’t DOGE us; we will DOGE ourselves. The process began at a March White House meeting attended by Vice President JD Vance, a Marine veteran; Army Secretary Dan Driscoll; and the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, three defense officials familiar with the matter told NBC News. Soon after the meeting began, Musk joined them.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclaveSince breaking the ceasefire, Israeli forces have declared about 70 percent of Gaza either a military “red zone” or under evacuation. In the six weeks since Israel resumed its war in Gaza, Israeli forces have dramatically altered its map, declaring about 70 percent of the enclave either a military …
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2 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Gordon Lubold |Katherine Doyle |Carol Lee |Courtney Kube
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to students, faculty and staff at the U.S. Army War College on April 23, 2025 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid the negative stories swirling around the defense secretary, two U.S. officials told NBC News, and has been focusing more on public and television appearances — including on his old network, Fox News — in which he can speak directly to the president.
