Soldier Plans to Give Away More Than $50,000 Donated for His Cancer Treatment
After donors gave more than $50,000 to Fort Carson Sgt. 1st Class David Hong to cover the cost of a new cancer treatment, the soldier now expects to give it all away to other cancer patients. “I was just blown away,” Hong said, about the outpouring of support. Hong, a religious affairs specialist, wants to […]
Trump Says He Will Order Federal Intervention in Chicago and Baltimore Despite Local Opposition
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities. Asked by reporters in the Oval Office about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re going in,” but added, “I […]
The 150-Year-Old Law that Governs Military's Role in Local Law Enforcement
The Posse Comitatus Act is a nearly 150-year-old federal law that limits the U.S. military’s role in enforcing domestic laws. At its core, experts say the law reflects America’s long-standing belief that law enforcement should remain in civilian hands, separate from military power. President Donald Trump has tested the law’s limits in the first few […]
Army Football Player and His Dad Save a Man from Flames After a Car Crash near West Point
FORT MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic” and “selfless” actions. Video of the daring rescue early Sunday showed sophomore safety Larry Pickett Jr. […]
Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with Slave Rehung at West Point
A portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his Confederate uniform with a slave guiding his horse in the background will be rehung in West Point’s library, the Army confirmed to Military.com on Friday. The reinstallation, which was first reported by The New York Times, marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to […]
Iraq War Veteran Sen. Joni Ernst Expected to Announce Next that She Won't Run for Reelection
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup […]
Navy Gets Request for ICE, National Guard to Operate Out of Chicago-Area Base
The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Navy to use one of its bases in the greater Chicago area for immigration enforcement, a move that would further cement the Trump administration’s use of U.S. military personnel and installations for a nationwide detention and deportation effort. Navy officials on Thursday referred all questions to the […]
The National Guard Has Been Activated to Chicago 18 Times from 1877-2021. Here’s a Breakdown.
If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago — over the objections of Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson — then it would be unprecedented. “In Illinois, we are not aware of the state’s National Guard forces ever being federalized for an in-state response without the […]
Mystery Surrounds $1.2 Billion Army Contract to Build Huge Detention Tent Camp in Texas Desert
WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons. Instead, it handed the project on […]
Prosecutors Fail to Indict Sandwich Thrower in Trump's Washington Public Safety Operation
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Sean Charles Dunn was arrested on an assault charge after he threw a […]