Day: October 29, 2025
US president references China and Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President Xi Jinping
Donald Trump has instructed the US Department of Defense to begin testing nuclear weapons at a level equal to China and Russia.
In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reports
National guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February.
The order was set to lapse at the end of November but was extended by Pete Hegseth, who leads the US Department of Defense. As of Wednesday, there are nearly 2,400 national guard troops in Washington DC, according to CNN. The network also notes that their presence costs about $1m daily.