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Click here to read about how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday refused to say whether the Pentagon would release video of the early September operation that targeted survivors of a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean.

"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Hegseth said in a Q&A session after addressing a defense forum hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

President Donald Trump hit the red carpet for Sunday night's Kennedy Center Honors, breaking with long standing tradition and hosting the ceremony himself.  Click here for the full story and video.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remains in serious condition after last week's shooting in Washington, D.C., West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said while urging the public to honor the family's request for prayers as the guardsman fights for his life.  Wolfe, 24, responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was also able to move his toes.  Click for more on this story.  

Click here to read about how The White House released the results of President Donald Trump's recent advanced imaging tests on Monday, describing them as "perfectly normal."  The memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, physician to the president, said Trump underwent the scans during a medical examination in October "because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health" and that the tests are "preventative."

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign urging travelers to improve their behavior at airports and on flights, as disruptive incidents remain far above pre-pandemic levels.  Click here for more on this story.  

The U.S. Coast Guard is scrambling to clarify proposed internal policy changes that appeared to loosen how the service branch handles the conduct within its ranks involving hate symbols including nooses, swastikas, and other extremist symbols — touching off a political firestorm inside the nation's smallest military branch after the Space Force.   Click here for more.