Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched a far-reaching probe into online comments by Defense Department personnel after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, turning a smoldering controversy into a full-blown test of military discipline and speech.

"The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections," Fox News said in a statement with other major media outlets.

Trump directed Hegseth to inform Congress about the potential land strikes, escalating tensions with nations in the Caribbean.

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that his department has carried out a second deadly strike in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people he described as “terrorists.” In a post made to X less than eight hours after his previous post announcing the Trump administration’s first strike on a vessel in the Pacific,

The combination of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth banning Pentagon officials from speaking with lawmakers without approval, combined with the uptick in unprovoked attacks on boats reportedly containing supposed narco-traffickers,