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How Trump is leaning on the Military to fulfill his hopes of mass deportations and an immigration freeze (Military.com) For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military. Read More Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon

 

(The Associated Press) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth’s office confirmed. Read More Greenland rejects Trump’s claim over the territory: 'The US won’t get that’ (Al Jazeera) Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said he will not hand over the territory to the United States in response to IS President Donald Trump’s recent comments about annexing the vast Arctic region. Read More Trump aims to outlaw most government unions on ‘national security’ grounds   (Defense One) President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order purporting to outlaw collective bargaining across two-thirds of the federal government, citing a little-used provision of federal labor law that invokes national security. Read More     White House asks supreme court to allow deportations under wartime law   (The Guardian) The Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to intervene to allow the government to continue to deport immigrants using the obscure Alien Enemies Act. Read More

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Trump Says He’s ‘Very Angry’ and ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin NBC News President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” and “pissed off” when Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, adding that the comments were “not going in the right location.”

Vance, Citing Threats from Russia and China, Urges Greenland to ‘Cut a Deal’ with the US POLITICO Vice President JD Vance on March 28 did not rule out using military action to bring Greenland under U.S. control, but said it wouldn’t be necessary if Greenlanders choose to break from Denmark and “cut a deal” with the United States.

Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation with Japan The New York Times (Gift Link) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrapped up his first official visit to Asia on March 30 by offering reassurances to Japan that President Trump wants a stronger military alliance in the region to deter an increasingly assertive China.

DOD Reopens Deferred Resignation Program amid Push to Reduce Civilian Workforce DefenseScoop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reopening the deferred resignation program and also offering early retirement to eligible civilian workers as he seeks to “maximize participation.” ... The move comes as department leaders are looking to shed civilian employees and reinvest the savings elsewhere as part of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency efforts.

US, Japan, Philippines Stage Navy Drills in Disputed South China Sea as a Chinese Ship Keeps Watch The Associated Press The United States, Japan and the Philippines on March 28 staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance. The Chinese frigate attempted to get closer to the waters, where the warships and aircraft from the three allied countries were undertaking maneuvers off the Scarborough Shoal in an unsettling moment, but it was warned by a Philippine frigate by radio and kept away.