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Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.

Marshall Billingslea, a former presidential arms control official during the first Trump administration, recently warned Congress that China's nuclear arsenal is expanding rapidly and has set off what he calls "Arm Race 2.0."

The defense authorization bill for fiscal 2026 contains several new measures designed to increase security at the Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration which is in charge of nuclear weapons.

The Taiwanese government confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration is selling $11 billion worth of arms to the democratically governed island.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York, plucking an apolitical administrator from his native Illinois to lead the nation's most influential Catholic diocese.

The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth nearly missed Wednesday's inaugural Christmas worship service at the Pentagon, though he had a reason.

A federal judge ordered the administration to quit moving ahead with reductions in force, saying Wednesday that the law President Trump signed to reopen the government last month forbids them.

President Trump kicked off the 2026 campaign with a rapid-fire recitation of his accomplishments this year, declaring that America is now poised for an "economic boom" in 2026 once his policies take full effect.

President Trump said military service members are receiving a patriotic chunk of change this holiday season thanks to revenue from his tariffs.