Pressure on a Veteran and Senator Shows What's Next for Those who Oppose Trump

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, appeared initially cool to the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump ’s choice of Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary — a […]

Trump Selects Retired General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg speaks to reporters at Trump Tower

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for […]

Trump Backs 'Emergency' Plan to Use Military for Mass Deportations

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the House GOP conference

President-elect Trump Monday backed an “emergency” plan to use the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, which he has said could target more than 10 million people. “True!!!” Trump posted on his social media site in response to an ally’s claim that the incoming president would use unspecified emergency powers to round […]

Trump Promises 'Largest Deportation' in US History with Military Help. Can He Do That?

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has promised that, if reelected, he will kick out millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Trump and his surrogates have offered sparse details for how he would carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history,” but have cemented the goal as a top priority. What is known: […]

Trump Vows to Restore Fort Liberty's Old Name Honoring Confederate General

The new Fort Liberty sign is displayed outside the base

Fort Liberty in North Carolina could revert to its former name honoring an unsuccessful Confederate general if former President Donald Trump is reelected in November. At a campaign event in Fayetteville on Friday evening, Trump vowed to bring back the name Fort Bragg, which was changed to Fort Liberty last year as part of a […]

Army Says Arlington National Cemetery Employee Being 'Unfairly Attacked' by Trump Campaign

Donald Trump at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The Army is defending an Arlington National Cemetery employee whom it says has been “unfairly attacked” in the wake of a confrontation with campaign staffers during former President Donald Trump’s visit to the cemetery earlier this week. In a relatively strong statement for a military service, the Army said Thursday that the employee “acted with […]