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The Pentagon is gathering hundreds of top U.S. military leaders for an unusual meeting — one that comes as President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of Russia and as the Pentagon gears up a new national defense strategy prioritizing homeland defense. 

Several War Department officials confirmed to Fox News that the Pentagon requested top military commanders to convene in Virginia for the meeting this week. However, the topic of the discussion remains unclear. 

The Pentagon confirmed the meeting but did not offer details.

HEGSETH ORDERS HUNDREDS OF MILITARY COMMANDERS TO VIRGINIA FOR UNPRECEDENTED MEETING

“The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement last week. 

The unusual meeting would involve approximately 800 generals and admirals who are based all throughout the U.S. and stationed in various parts of the world. 

Those invited to the meeting say they’ve been told little, sources told Fox News Digital. Generals on Thursday exchanged messages from across the globe speculating on why the secretary might want to see them face-to-face.

The Washington Post first reported War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans for the Thursday meeting. The Post also reported on Friday that Hegseth plans to discuss “warrior ethos” with the officers. 

Meanwhile, the meeting comes amid several key global and national security developments, including Trump leveling criticism and ire toward Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. 

NATO DEFENSE CHIEFS STRESS COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE, DISCUSS SECURITY GUARANTEES DURING VIRTUAL SUMMIT

For example, Trump voiced his frustration with Russia Tuesday and accused Moscow of “fighting aimlessly” and compared Russia to a “paper tiger,” after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York at the United Nations General Assembly. 

Additionally, he said that he believes Ukraine, with the backing of the European Union, could secure back all of its territory as the war between Russia and Ukraine persists.

“I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form. With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option,” Trump said in a Tuesday social media post. “Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act.”

In recent weeks, Russia has been testing the boundaries of NATO, seemingly daring members of the defensive alliance to respond. Russian drones have been found in Polish and Romanian airspace and three Russian jets carrying missiles flew over Estonia recently. 

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz promised the U.S. would defend “every inch” of NATO in his U.N. address and Trump mused that nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that traverse into their territory. 

Behind closed doors, U.S. officials worry the situation may escalate. 

“Almost all wars, if you look at them, they don’t necessarily start with a big bang,” one senior State Department official told Fox News Digital. “They start with an escalation, and then somebody feels they need to respond to this, and then you just get in a toxic spiral.”

“The last thing we want is to have NATO get drawn into a war with Russia.”

JOINT CHIEFS, NATO COUNTERPARTS TO DISCUSS UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEES AFTER TRUMP SUGGESTS US AIR SUPPORT

The meeting also comes as administration officials are assembling a new National Defense Strategy that identifies homeland defense as the top priority — in alignment with Trump’s “America First” agenda. Previously, the National Defense Strategy has identified countering threats from China as its top focus. 

Likewise, the meeting comes as the Pentagon has eyes on slimming down its top officers. Hegseth previously unveiled plans in May to trim down 20% of four-star generals and admirals, along with an additional 10% reduction in general and flag officers across the military. 

Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report. 

President Donald Trump is slated to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday in an attempt to broker a ceasefire agreement and an end the war in Gaza.

Previewing the talks on Sunday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “We have a real chance for greatness in the Middle East. All are on board for something special, first time ever. We will get it done.”

TRUMP SAYS ‘I THINK WE HAVE A DEAL’ ON GAZA WAR

Trump did not elaborate on the precise terms of a ceasefire, exit or demilitarization plans for Gaza, or hostage-prisoner swap arrangements. He has previously said that both Israel and Hamas have agreed to indirect talks later this week in Qatar.

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance told “Fox News Sunday” that top U.S. officials are immersed in “very complicated” negotiations with both Israeli and Arab counterparts.

“I feel more optimistic about where we are right now than where we have been at any point in the last few months, but let’s be realistic, these things can get derailed at the very last minute,” Vance said.

TRUMP STAKES GAZA PEACE HOPES ON 21-POINT PLAN AS ISRAEL, HOUTHIS CONTINUE DEADLY FIGHTING

He added that the Trump administration’s proposal centers on three main points: securing the release of all hostages, eliminating the Hamas threat to Israel, and expanding humanitarian aid to Gaza.

“So I think we’re close to accomplishing all three of those objectives,” Vance said.

In an exclusive interview on Fox News Channel’s “The Sunday Briefing,” Netanyahu said his team is working with U.S. officials to secure the release of hostages, a top priority for the Israeli leader.

“I hope we can make it a go because we want to free our hostages. We want to get rid of Hamas rule and have them disarmed, Gaza demilitarized, and a new future set up for Gazans and Israelis alike and for the whole region,” he told co-host Jacqui Heinrich.

NETANYAHU BROADCASTS UNITED NATIONS MESSAGE INTO GAZA ACCUSING WORLD LEADERS OF APPEASING ‘EVIL’

The meeting, the third one between Trump and Netanyahu since January, comes on the heels of the United Nations General Assembly. 

Dozens of U.N. delegates left the General Assembly hall during the prime minister’s address, leaving rows of empty seats behind.

Later, member states voted to permit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to deliver his remarks remotely on Thursday. 

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In his speech, Abbas accused Israel of “genocide” and called for full U.N. membership for a Palestinian state — drawing about 30 seconds of applause.

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had some words for each other after their Week 4 matchup on Sunday.

The FOX broadcast caught Coen yelling at Saleh as he was being guided away from the San Francisco assistant after the Jaguars’ 26-21 victory.

It appeared the first-year head coach was getting the last word after Saleh’s comments about the team’s ability to recognize their opponents’ signals.

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“They’ve got legally, a really advanced signal-stealing type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation,” Saleh said earlier in the week. “They do a great job with it. They formation you to just try to find any nugget they can. 

“So, we’ve got to be great with our signals and we’ve got to be great with our communication to combat some of the tells that we might give on the field. They’re almost elite in that regard.”

Saleh said there was nothing “illegal” about the scheme.

COLTS’ ADONAI MITCHELL SUFFERS BIZARRE FUMBLE NEAR END ZONE IN LOSS AGAINST RAMS

Jacksonville forced San Francisco to turn the ball over four times. The team picked off Brock Purdy twice and caused Purdy to lose a fumble. Luke Farrell also lost a fumble.

The Jaguars scored 17 points in the second quarter and took a 17-6 lead into the showers. 

Trevor Lawrence was 21-of-31 with 174 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Hunter Long. Travis Etienne Jr. had 124 rushing yards on 19 carries and scored on a 48-yard run.

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Both teams are now 3-1 on the season.

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Rory McIlroy was public enemy No. 1 at Bethpage Black all week.

The reigning Masters champion was the solo leader in heckles thrown his way at this weekend’s Ryder Cup on Long Island. Most were fine, but many crossed the line.

Whether it was telling him his wife was “a four,” asking about Amanda Balionis amid a previously rumored fling (with his wife mere feet away), dropping F-bombs, or constant reminders of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, McIlroy is sure to be happy that this Ryder Cup is over.

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McIlroy was stoic and ignored everyone 99.9% of the time. But that 0.01% included him telling fans to “shut the f— up” on Saturday morning and another instance that afternoon where a fan told him he was “not that good,” to which he responded, “I’m very f—ing good.”

“I am. I am really good,” McIlroy reiterated to Fox News Digital during Europe’s celebration press conference, right after chugging a beer.

But McIlroy has to stay composed, because an athlete is automatically the bad guy if they respond.

EUROPE WINS RYDER CUP TO END WILD WEEKEND AT BETHPAGE BLACK

However, there are times — whether it’s playful banter or someone crossing a line — when McIlroy has no choice.

“Honestly, I’d say it’s just on impulse,” McIlroy said. “Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. I’m quite an impulsive character, if you haven’t noticed. 

“Sometimes I’ll engage and sometimes I’ll catch myself and refrain. But I don’t really choose when, and it’s just sort of sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.

At the end of the day, McIlroy got the last laugh, as his European squad made good on his bold prediction from two years ago, defeating the Americans 15-13 and becoming the first team to win a road Ryder Cup since 2012.

But the New York crowd is certainly unlike most, especially in a Ryder Cup.

Future Ryder Cup venues are set through 2039, which will be played at Hazeltine, where McIlroy had one of the fiercest matchups ever against Patrick Reed. So, the earliest a Ryder Cup can return to the New York metro area is 2043. 

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After all he endured, would McIlroy be OK with that?

“If the result is the same,” McIlroy said slyly, “Absolutely.”

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Bad Bunny will perform the Super Bowl LX halftime show early next year.

The announcement was made at halftime of the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday night.

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Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, has been one of the top recording artists since 2016. The Puerto Rico native won Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album for “YHLQMDLG” and Best Música Urbana Album for “El Último Tour Del Mundo” and “Un Verano Sin Ti.”

He’s also appeared in the squared circle for WWE and in the Netflix movie “Happy Gilmore 2.”

Rumors swirled in the days before the announcement about Taylor Swift potentially headlining the halftime show. Swift’s appearance at Arrowhead Stadium to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce helped bring more viewers to NFL games in the last two seasons.

JAGUARS PLAYERS SEPARATE COACH LIAM COEN FROM 49ERS ASSISTANT ROBERT SALEH AFTER GAME

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell even said she was a “maybe.”

However, British pop culture journalist Rob Shuter wrote in his Substack that Swift walked away from the negotiating table. 

Super Bowl LX will be played in Santa Clara, California, at Levi’s Stadium – the home of the San Francisco 49ers. The game is set to take place on Feb. 8.

It’s the second time the stadium has hosted the Super Bowl. It was the site for Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.

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Kendrick Lamar was the performer last year. The show came under the microscope when a security guard tackled a person who was waving a flag in support of Palestinians and the Sudanese.

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The 2025 NFL season is nearly a quarter finished as most of the Week 4 games were played by Sunday night.

It was a rollercoaster type of week.

The Pittsburgh Steelers came out victorious in Ireland, but quarterback Skylar Thompson was reportedly roughed up and robbed two days before their game against the Minnesota Vikings kicked off. The New York Giants won their first game of the season with Jaxson Dart as the starter, but Malik Nabers suffered a significant leg injury.

The Kansas City Chiefs showed the NFL that they’re not going away, but things may have been a little bit more difficult if the Baltimore Ravens were healthier.

The ebbs and flows of the games will be the big storyline coming out of Week 4. Read below for the rest of the scores.

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

• Seattle Seahawks 23, Arizona Cardinals 20

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025

• Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Minnesota Vikings 21
• Atlanta Falcons 34, Washington Commanders 27
• Buffalo Bills 31, New Orleans Saints 19
• Detroit Lions 34, Cleveland Browns 10
• New England Patriots 42, Carolina Panthers 13
• New York Giants 21, Los Angeles Chargers 18

JAGUARS PLAYERS SEPARATE COACH LIAM COEN FROM 49ERS ASSISTANT ROBERT SALEH AFTER GAME

• Philadelphia Eagles 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25
• Houston Texans 26, Tennessee Titans 0
• Los Angeles Rams 27, Indianapolis 20
• Jacksonville Jaguars 26, San Francisco 49ers 21
• Kansas City Chiefs 37, Baltimore Ravens 20
• Chicago Bears 25, Las Vegas Raiders 24
• Green Bay Packers @ Dallas Cowboys

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Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

• New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
• Cincinnati Bengals @ Denver Broncos

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The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers battled each other in an absolute slugfest on Sunday night, and it ended in a 40-40 tie.

The stakes were already heightened coming into AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as Micah Parsons was making his return to play his former team. While his impact was felt, it was the offenses that really came to play.

The last two minutes of regulation underscored that.

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The Cowboys needed to respond to a Packers touchdown. KaVontae Turpin returned a kickoff to near midfield. It only took four plays for Dak Prescott and the Cowboys to find the end zone. Following a 19-yard pass to Jalen Tolbert, he found George Pickens for a 28-yard touchdown.

Dallas drove 54 yards in 62 seconds to get the go-ahead score.

Green Bay was quick to get back up the field. Packers quarterback Jordan Love led the team down the field in seven plays to set up a game-tying 53-yard field goal for Brandon McManus.

In overtime, the Cowboys got the ball first. Prescott found Tolbert coming back to the ball to make an incredible catch on the sideline. Somehow, Tolbert got both of his feet in bounds to set Dallas up in the red zone. The Cowboys couldn’t get into the end zone. Parsons possibly saved a touchdown with a sack of a scrambling Prescott. It was Brandon Aubrey who hit the chip shot to go up 40-37.

It was Love’s turn to lead the charge. On third down, the Cowboys may have gotten away with a defensive pass interference call. But it didn’t deter Love. The quarterback found Matthew Golden to keep the drive alive.

The Packers nearly ran out of time to make a final throw to the end zone. But he was left with one second on the clock. McManus came onto the field to kick the game-tying field goal.

Love was 31-of-43 with 337 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Each of his touchdown passes went to Romeo Doubs. The wide receiver had six catches for 58 yards.

BAD BUNNY TO PERFORM AT SUPER BOWL LX HALFTIME SHOW

Josh Jacobs was a menace on the ground. He had two rushing touchdowns to go along with 86 yards on the ground. He had four catches for 71 yards as well.

The Cowboys showed that they weren’t going to roll over and let the Packers walk all over them in their house. 

First, Dallas picked up a crucial two points when they blocked a Packers extra-point attempt in the second quarter. Markquese Bell returned the ball for the two points.

Then, the Cowboys took advantage as the Green Bay offense appeared to get complacent toward the end of the first half. Cowboys linebacker James Houston caused Love to fumble. He recovered it and gave Dallas a chance to score before halftime. Prescott then found Pickens in the end zone. Dallas had a 16-13 lead at halftime.

Pickens had an incredible game for the Cowboys. He had eight catches on 11 targets for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

Prescott was 31-of-40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. He was only sacked once.

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Green Bay moved to 2-1-1 with the tie and Dallas became 1-2-1.

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• Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a “mini moon,” a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger gravitational pull.
• First spotted in August, the asteroid began its brief gravitational interaction with Earth in late September.
• After its departure, the asteroid is not expected to return near Earth until 2055.

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.

The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun’s gravity. But it will zip closer for a quick visit in January.

NASA will use a radar antenna to observe the 33-foot asteroid then. That should deepen scientists’ understanding of the object known as 2024 PT5, quite possibly a boulder that was blasted off the moon by an impacting, crater-forming asteroid.

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MASSIVE CAVE ON MOON THAT COULD BE USED TO SHELTER ASTRONAUTS

While not technically a moon — NASA stresses it was never captured by Earth’s gravity and fully in orbit — it’s “an interesting object” worthy of study.

The astrophysicist brothers who identified the asteroid’s “mini moon behavior,” Raul and Carlos de la Fuente Marcos of Complutense University of Madrid, have collaborated with telescopes in the Canary Islands for hundreds of observations so far.

Currently more than 2 million miles away, the object is too small and faint to see without a powerful telescope. It will pass as close as 1.1 million miles of Earth in January, maintaining a safe distance before it zooms farther into the solar system while orbiting the sun, not to return until 2055. That’s almost five times farther than the moon.

First spotted in August, the asteroid began its semi jog around Earth in late September, after coming under the grips of Earth’s gravity and following a horseshoe-shaped path. 

By the time it returns next year, it will be moving too fast — more than double its speed from September — to hang around, said Raul de la Fuente Marcos.

NASA will track the asteroid for more than a week in January using the Goldstone solar system radar antenna in California’s Mojave Desert, part of the Deep Space Network.

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Current data suggest that during its 2055 visit, the sun-circling asteroid will once again make a temporary and partial lap around Earth.

The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit Sunday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland.

The suit was announced by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield within hours of Gov. Tina Kotek receiving a memo from Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in which he authorized the troop deployment for 60 days.

According to the order seen by Fox News Digital, the federally controlled Oregon National Guard would be stationed in Portland to protect federal property “where protests are occurring or likely to occur.”

Kotek, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, and Rayfield, all Democrats, responded by jointly filing the challenge in federal court, arguing the administration’s move is “unlawful” and unnecessary.

DC ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES TRUMP OVER NATIONAL GUARD ‘INVOLUNTARY MILITARY OCCUPATION’

“Oregon communities are stable, and our local officials have been clear: we have the capacity to manage public safety without federal interference,” Rayfield said in a statement. 

On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had directed Hegseth to send “all necessary Troops to protect war-ravaged Portland, and any other ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists.”

Kotek also said Saturday she had spoken directly with the president before Sunday’s order and had urged him not to send in troops. 

“Our city is a far cry from the war-ravaged community he has posted on social media,” Kotek told reporters at a news conference at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

“There is no insurrection, there is no threat to national security and there is no need for military troops in our major city,” she added.

PORTLAND MAYOR WARNS CITY TO FIX HOMELESS PROBLEM BEFORE TRUMP ‘DEPLOYS BULLDOZERS’

Despite those objections, federal agents began arriving in Portland over the weekend, with one clash already reported outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. 

Mayor Wilson condemned the arrival of National Guard troops.

“We did not ask for them to come. They are here without precedent or purpose,” he said.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., urged demonstrators to avoid confrontations with federal agents. “Their goal is to create an engagement that will lead to conflict,” he said.

TRUMP VOWS ‘FULL FORCE’ AS HE PLANS TO SEND TROOPS TO PORTLAND AMID ANTI-ICE PROTESTS

The lawsuit follows a similar case filed by California in June, after the administration sent troops to Los Angeles.

“This will only serve to divide us as a nation and community under the guise of caring about public safety,” Rayfield said. “The number of necessary troops is zero.”

“As standing policy, the Department does not comment on active litigation. We have no comment on this nor the Oregon ARNG deployment at this time,” a Department of War spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich contributed to this report.

Score another victory for President Donald Trump in the high-stakes political battle between Republicans and Democrats over congressional redistricting.

GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe of Missouri on Sunday signed into law a new congressional map, Missouri First, that is likely to hand Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of next year’s midterms elections.

Missouri, once considered a swing state that has dramatically shifted to the right over the past decade and a half, is the latest battleground in the congressional redistricting showdown after the passage of new maps in GOP-dominated Texas and a redistricting push by Democrats in heavily blue California. 

“I was proud to officially sign the Missouri First Map into law today ahead of the 2026 midterm election,” Kehoe said in a statement. “We believe this map best represents Missourians, and I appreciate the support and efforts of state legislators, our congressional delegation, and President Trump in getting this map to my desk.”

TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING PUSH TURNS MIDWESTERN STATE INTO NEXT POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND

Trump, in a social media statement following passage in the GOP-dominated state legislature, called the new map “FANTASTIC” and said it “will help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections.”

The new map targets longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district by shifting it eastward to include rural right-leaning voters. The new map would likely flip Cleaver’s seat and give Republicans a 7-1 advantage in the state’s House delegation.

Cleaver has vowed to take legal action if the new map is signed into law by the governor.

“I want to warn all of us that if you fight fire with fire long enough, all you’re going to have left is ashes,” Cleaver said earlier this month as he testified in front of a Missouri Senate committee.

And pointing to recent public opinion polling, he called the redistricting plan “immensely unpopular.”

And Missouri House Minority Leader Ashley Aune accused Republicans of pushing to “rig our maps and eliminate our representation in Congress.”

ABBOTT CLEARS FINAL REDISTRICTING HURDLE AS TEXAS SENATE PASSES NEW TRUMP-APPROVED MAP

Kehoe’s announcement teeing up the special session came hours after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law a redistricting bill passed by the Republican supermajority in the state legislature that aims to create up to five right-leaning congressional districts at the expense of current Democrat-controlled seats in the reliably red state.

The efforts in Missouri and Texas are part of a broad effort by the GOP to pad its razor-thin House majority to keep control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats.

Trump and his political team are aiming to prevent what happened during his first term in the White House, when Democrats reclaimed the House majority in the 2018 midterm elections.

Democrats are fighting back against the rare, but not unheard-of mid-decade redistricting.

State lawmakers in heavily blue California have approved a special ballot proposition this November to obtain voter approval to temporarily sidetrack the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission and return the power to draw the congressional maps to the Democrat-dominated legislature.

The effort in California, which aims to create five more Democratic-leaning congressional districts and counter the shift in Texas, is being spearheaded by two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is seen as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender.

With Democrats currently needing just a three-seat pickup in next year’s midterms to win back the House majority, Republicans in Indiana, South Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Nebraska are mulling their own GOP-friendly redistricting plans ahead of the 2026 elections. And right-leaning Ohio is under a court order to draw new maps ahead of the midterms.

Democrats, as they push back, are looking to New York, Illinois and Maryland in the hopes of creating more left-leaning congressional seats.

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In Illinois and Maryland, where governors J.B. Pritzker and Wes Moore are discussing redistricting, Democrats hope to pick up to three more left-leaning seats.

And Democrats could pick up a seat in Republican-dominated Utah, where a judge recently ordered the GOP-controlled legislature to draw new maps after ruling that lawmakers four years ago ignored an independent commission approved by voters to prevent partisan gerrymandering.