Trump Unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ Initiative, New Battleship Class to Boost Sea Power

President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan, announces the U.S. Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a new fleet of large

Watch Live: Trump announces new “Golden Fleet” of Navy battleships from Mar-a-Lago

President Trump on Monday announced plans to build a new fleet of Navy battleships, anchoring what he called the Pentagon’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said he approved plans to begin constructing “two brand-new, very large, largest we’ve ever built, battleships.” He later said he expects to build a total of 10 ships in short order,

Brown Lawyers Up After Bungled Response to Mass Shooting, Retaining Former US Attorney

Security lapses have drawn scrutiny as Brown faces mounting questions over its response to the attack Police respond to a shooting at Brown Universoty (Libby O’Neill/Getty Images) Brown University has retained former federal prosecutor Zachary Cunha as it bolsters its legal team in the aftermath of last week’s mass shooting that killed two students and

Judge Declares Mistrial in New York Gubernatorial Aide’s Foreign Agent Case

Linda Sun arrives at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in New York City on Nov. 24, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images NEW YORK—A federal judge in Brooklyn on Dec. 22 declared a mistrial over a Chinese foreign agent case against former New York governor aide Linda Sun, after jurors

Heritage Foundation Scholars Jump to Mike Pence’s Group in ‘Reorganization of the Conservative Movement’

The mass defection comes in the wake of Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts’s video defense of Tucker Carlson (Getty Images) Leaders of Advancing American Freedom (AAF), the nonprofit led by former vice president Mike Pence, said that their move to hire more than a dozen former Heritage Foundation employees represents a significant shift within the