Overview

• President Trump said on Sept. 27 that he directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send forces to Portland, Oregon, to protect a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
• He confirmed on Sept. 28 that he will attend a Sept. 30 Pentagon gathering at Marine Corps Base Quantico, calling it a meeting to showcase unity and military achievements.
• Multiple U.S. media report that hundreds of generals, including officers stationed overseas, were abruptly summoned without clear objectives, and that Hegseth plans a speech on a "warrior spirit" and the administration’s reframing of the department.
• On Sept. 29 at the White House, Trump met Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to press for a Gaza cease-fire and to discuss post-conflict governance.
• At the United Nations on Sept. 29, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-kyong declared that Pyongyang will never abandon its nuclear deterrent.