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'Orcas' with likely inside info win big on Trump Jr.-funded Polymarket

A new report sheds light on the wallets that reap millions on bets involving major operations like Venezuela and Iran

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Navy retiring USS Fort Worth halfway through lifespan

The $400 million littoral combat ship only entered service in 2012, but suffered from myriad operational problems and had less than two years at sea

Zumwalt-class destroyer
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The Zumwalt-class destroyer is an ever-growing boondoggle

Hypersonic missiles were supposed to give the ships a purpose. Instead, they brought more procurement issues

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
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Lawmakers target private equity’s growing chokehold on arms industry

PE-backed defense firms are less stable, more costly for taxpayers

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Big surprise: Bolton gets Petraeus treatment after copping to charges

Friends of the national security state get slapped on the wrist while those who actually challenge the system pay the real price

Rep. Sara Jacobs
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Dems: $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget a ‘blank check’ for war

Lawmakers plan to fight controversial measure further integrating US-Israel militaries too