Trump's billionaires will have to navigate a complex web of possible conflicts of interest

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Elon Musk walks with Donald Trump before a test flight of Space X's Starship rocket
Elon Musk's companies receive billions in federal contracts, but he's far from the only billionaire in President-elect Donald Trump's orbit with potential conflicts of interest.

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Palmer Luckey's Anduril partners with Archer Aviation to develop "next-gen" vertical takeoff vehicles for the US military

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Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey.

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The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell

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An F-15 flies through the air.
The US military launched strikes against targets inside Syria as rebels toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad.

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19 unforgettable images from the Pearl Harbor attack 83 years ago

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The USS West Virginia burns in Pearl Harbor.

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Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a record defense budget for 2025.

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Why the DF-26 is one of the most dangerous missiles in China's arsenal for the US military

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Four camouflage-colored Chinese DF-26 missiles sit parked on a street.
The Pentagon has tracked major growth in China's arsenal of DF-26s and launchers.

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The West is struggling to give Ukraine the weapons it needs — but there may be a solution

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A Ukrainian soldier aiming a machine gun close to the camera with an ammo box nearby.
Ukraine's European allies are reported to be financing the production of weapons using the "Danish Model."

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Defense tech companies like Anduril hope Trump can streamline military contracts

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Anduril's CEO said he hopes Trump's plan to slash government bureaucracy will boost the defense industry.

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Norwegian F-35s called into action as NATO scrambles jets after Russian aircraft spotted off Norway and over Baltic Sea

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An F-35 fighter jet.

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What Marco Rubio's nomination as Trump's secretary of state means for China and Taiwan

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Rubio has called China the "threat that will define this century."

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