Oct 09 U.S. sending troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal, officials say By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard in Portland By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: U.S. military in the Caribbean an 'illegal' threat, Venezuela tells UN General Assembly By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an “incalculable” price if it won't accept more people deported from the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 20 U.S. carried out 3rd fatal strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, Trump says By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. The strikes follow a buildup of U.S. maritime forces in the Caribbean. Continue reading
Sep 04 White House says Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon By Konstantin Toropin, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military. Continue reading
Aug 28 DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities By Jonathan J. Cooper, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland's governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.’”… Continue reading
Aug 22 Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran angered Trump By Konstantin Toropin, Mary Clare Jalonick, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official. Continue reading
Aug 15 Air Force announces new policy to deny transgender troops hearings before discharges By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Military legal experts who have been advising transgender troops say that the new policy is unlawful, and while they were not aware of the other services releasing similar memos, they fear it could serve as a blueprint across the military. Continue reading
Aug 07 U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”… Continue reading