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

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

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 […]
Republicans Push Back Against Democrats' Claims that Trump Intelligence Pick Gabbard Is Compromised

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois […]
Trump Backs 'Emergency' Plan to Use Military for Mass Deportations

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 Impeachment Whistleblower Vindman Wins House Seat in Veteran vs. Veteran Race

A Democratic Army veteran who rose to national prominence for his role in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial will be joining Congress at the same time Trump is set to return to the White House. Retired Army Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman, the twin brother of one of the main witnesses in Trump’s first […]
Trump Promises 'Largest Deportation' in US History with Military Help. Can He Do That?

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 Tested the Limits on Using the Military at Home. If Elected Again, He Plans to Go Further

WASHINGTON (AP) — During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil. He has […]
Trump Vows to Restore Fort Liberty's Old Name Honoring Confederate General

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 […]
Trump Issues Statement From Gold Star Families Defending Arlington Cemetery Visit and Ripping Harris
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the Republican presidential nominee and insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate politicizing fallen U.S. service members. It’s the latest volley in an extended back and forth […]
Army Says Arlington National Cemetery Employee Being 'Unfairly Attacked' by Trump Campaign

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 […]