Politics Oct 30 Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown By Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Vance says Trump administration believes troops will get paid for now The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans. By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press
World Oct 28 U.S. launches strikes on 4 alleged drug-running boats in the eastern Pacific, killing 14 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has carried out strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean on four boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor in the deadliest single day since the… By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
World Oct 27 Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely. By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
World Oct 21 The U.S. military has built up a large force in the Caribbean Sea. Here’s what’s there The Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region this summer as part of its so-called war against narcoterrorism. By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Oct 16 Watch 10:20 Trump weighs land strikes in Venezuela following attacks on suspected drug boats By Amna Nawaz, Eliot Barnhart, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military destroyed a fifth boat in the Caribbean Sea this week that the Trump White House alleges carried narcotics bound for the U.S. Now, President Trump has raised the prospect of striking Venezuela on land. Amna Nawaz has… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 8:43 More Israeli reservists are refusing military deployment to Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic, Zeba Warsi A new poll finds that two-thirds of Israelis say the time has come to end the war in Gaza. It's the highest number since the beginning of the war nearly two years ago. That divide in Israeli society is reflected… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 9:47 At gathering of military leaders, Trump hints at deployment in U.S. cities By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to nearly the entire senior officer corps of the military. It was an unprecedented gathering at a Marine base south of Washington. Hegseth announced new directives, and the president laid out a… Continue watching
Sep 30 WATCH: Trump touts his efforts to fight ‘a war from within’ in cities across the U.S. By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "dangerous cities" could be "training grounds" for troops. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: ‘Do the honorable thing and resign,’ Hegseth tells military leaders who dislike new approach By Dan Cooney Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of U.S. military officials on Tuesday to announce several directives aimed at removing what he calls “woke garbage” in the armed forces. Continue reading