Politics Dec 11 WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called his move an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated…
Politics Dec 10 House passes annual defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases The bill's passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration over the management of the military.
World Dec 04 Read the full report on Hegseth's use of Signal from the Pentagon inspector general Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved…
Politics Dec 01 What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts Leveling a second strike on the survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat would have been a crime, legal experts say.
Politics Dec 01 WATCH: 'I am not going to be silenced.' Sen. Kelly denounces 'bullying' by Trump, Hegseth President Donald Trump has accused Kelly and the five other Democratic lawmakers in the video of sedition "punishable by DEATH."…
Politics Nov 29 Trump administration halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition.
Nation Nov 28 National Guard shooting suspect faces upgraded first-degree murder charge Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting near the White House. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.
Politics Nov 27 WATCH: Trump says National Guard soldier has died after shooting, blames Biden administration Trump used the announcement to say the shooting was a “terrorist attack” as he criticized the Biden administration.
World Nov 16 U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration's drug enforcement campaign in South America.
Politics Oct 30 Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation's military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive.