WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to use lethal force against Iranian vessels laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing standoff between Washington and Tehran. Trump said he directed the U.S.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)’s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply. Hegseth asked civilian DoD employees to reply to
