May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. Continue reading
May 01 Reports of sexual assault in the military fell last year, led by significant drop in the Army By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A new Pentagon report says that the number of sexual assaults reported across the military fell by nearly 4% last year and there was a significant drop in the Army. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. strikes Yemen oil port in deadly escalation of Trump's campaign against the Houthis By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.S. airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed more than 70 people and wounded many others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said Friday, marking a major escalation in the military campaign President Donald Trump launched against… Continue reading
Apr 16 Service members deployed to southern border killed in vehicle accident By Tara Copp, Associated Press Two service members deployed to the U.S. Southern border were killed and a third is in serious condition after a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 01 Crews recover body of 4th U.S. soldier killed after training accident in Lithuania By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, ending a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area. Continue reading
Mar 29 U.S. launches new strikes against Houthis in Yemen, apparently killing at least 1 person By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:26 What we know — and don't know — about the U.S. strikes in Yemen By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. launched what analysts are describing as one of the largest bombing missions in Yemen in years. The strikes targeted what the U.S. says are Houthi leaders and terrorist infrastructure. The Trump administration’s campaign has been ongoing for two… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:26 The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant The news of Trump officials using Signal for a group chat on military operations has raised many questions about just how secure such messaging apps are and the risks if government officials use them on their personal devices. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 27 Bondi signals chat investigation unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Multiple high-profile figures have found themselves under investigation in recent years over their handling of government secrets. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:31 Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The Atlantic published the full message exchange among the president’s national security aides right before the launch of a military campaign in Yemen. The messages were written on the non-secure, commercial app Signal and the issue dominated a hearing on… Continue watching