Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

Pentagon's 'unheard of' move poised to do 'massive' damage: Ex-GOP lawmaker

A former Republican congressman with deep ties to the military warned that a Pentagon decision will inflict lasting damage on U.S. forces. Appearing in a Thursday episode of "The Bulwark Daily" with host Tim Miller, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said one of his sources told him that Air National Guard pilots deployed to the Middle East have now been…

Sources (1)· Oct 23, 12:20 AM

Every telling

their own versions

Raw Story· Oct 23, 12:20 AMPentagon's 'unheard of' move poised to do 'massive' damage: Ex-GOP lawmaker

The thread

Before

'An excuse': Dan Rather zeroes in on real reason for Trump's 'rambling dissertations'Veteran journalist Dan Rather argues that Donald Trump “can’t fill a room like he used to,” and says the president’s reaction to reports on his crowds shows how rattled he is. In a Substack commentary , Rather writes that Trump has staged 17 rallies recently and plans five more before Election Day, a “traveling circus” with Trump as “the only star.” He…

Raw Story8h agoWhole story →

Trump’s ‘desperate’ reality-TV playbook is backfiring ahead of midterms: TV criticDonald Trump is reaching for increasingly desperate television-style gimmicks to keep voters watching — but the backlash is exposing the limits of his showmanship, a veteran TV critic argued. Writing Thursday for Talking Points Memo , media columnist Brian Lowry compared Trump’s presidency to “an aging reality show” struggling to hold its audience with…

Raw Story12h agoWhole story →

A Congressional District Where the Iran War Is PersonalHow voters in Virginia’s veteran-rich Second Congressional District feel about the war could determine control of Congress.

The Atlantic14h agoWhole story →

Trump, Putin negotiate release of US Air Force veteran from Russian prisonStephen Hubbard, a retired teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran, was released from Russian custody on Wednesday after spending over four years in prison.

Defense News15h agoWhole story →

‘Get Him Out!’ Trump Ally Freaks Out Over Question About Broken Promise To VeteransSen. Tommy Tuberville reportedly ousted a reporter who asked him about a pledge he made to veterans and their families back in 2020.

HuffPost1d agoWhole story →

Government tuberville campaign event incident

Since

Showdown as veterans make last-minute bid to stop Trump’s archMilitary veterans launched a last-minute push to stop President Donald Trump's monumental arch , claiming a key approval is already a done deal. On Thursday, three Vietnam War veterans and a retired architectural historian asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan for a preliminary injunction barring any construction of the 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle…

Raw Story7h agoWhole story →

More like this

similar stories in the archive

One year later, more than 500 Georgia National Guard troops remain in D.C.Gov. Brian Kemp deployed of Georgia National Guard members to Washington one year ago. Hundreds still remain.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mo agoWhole story →

Justice Brian Kemp d c national guard deployment

Over a Year into Occupation, DC Fights to Get Armed National Guard Out of CityMore than a year after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard into Washington D.C. on a broad crime-deterrence mission,...

Talking Points Memo9d agoWhole story →

Justice national guard occupation

Federal Report Says Pilots Weren't Warned About Wind Before Amazon Cargo Plane Crashed in MiamiDespite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five people last month, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the National Transportation Safety Board.

U.S. News & World Report21d agoWhole story →

Build miami plane crash investigation

Reduced flights expected for months amid federal inquiry into Oakland Police Department helicopter pilotsThe number of pilots with the department dropped from five to three with the indictments

The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →

Justice oakland police helicopter scandal

Trump, Putin negotiate release of US Air Force veteran from Russian prisonStephen Hubbard, a retired teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran, was released from Russian custody on Wednesday after spending over four years in prison.

Defense News15h agoWhole story →

Pentagon recruits drone pilots from across services for upcoming competitionThe Defense Innovation Unit is looking to recruit about 100 drone pilots and create a standing registry of operators across the military services.

Defense News15d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Security pentagon drone pilot recruitment

Ad Tracking Devices Are Reportedly Being Used To Target U.S. Forces In The Middle East. Troops Are Taking Measures.The Air Force told Senator Ron Wyden that it took such measures two months ago, while the U.S. Special Operations Command did so "recently."

International Business Times2mo agoWhole story →

Technology Ron Wyden troop targeting by ad trackers

Fetterman’s GOP convention video caught some of his staffers off guardEven some of Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s staffers were caught off guard when they saw him appearing in a video at the Republican midterm convention, according to two sources.

Cable News Network1mo agoWhole story →

Government John Fetterman republican midterm convention