A senator who was briefed on President Donald Trump’s plans to launch intense strikes on Iran after the midterm elections has warned that the attacks are slated to be so horrific that they will lead to the “destruction” of the U.S.’s “commitment to the rule of law.” At an event hosted by the Middle East Institute on Wednesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), a member of the Senate Foreign…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth broke the law in establishing an advisory committee, co-led by Elon Musk, to guide the “future of warfare,” a new lawsuit says, citing “major conflict of interest concerns.” The lawsuit, filed by watchdogs Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Public Citizen, and Project on Government Oversight (POGO), says that the Pentagon did not go…
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A high-ranking member of the Democratic congressional conference who previously had reservations about the idea of impeaching President Donald Trump has changed his mind, describing impeachment as imperative should Democrats win control of one or both houses in the midterm elections. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washington) declined to commit to the idea of impeachment back in May…
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Conservative figures have reacted with glee to the Trump administration’s approval of a firing squad death sentence for Muslim Army member Nidal Malik Hasan, in what would be the first execution carried out by the U.S. military in over six decades. Hasan was convicted of committing a mass shooting at Texas’s Fort Hood in 2009, killing 13 people, with jurors recommending a maximum sentence of…
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US President Donald Trump’s boat-bombing spree continued on Sunday despite condemnation from around the world, claiming four more lives and bringing the death toll from the 13-month campaign to at least 238. Sharing a video of the strike, U.S. Southern Command said on social media late Sunday that “under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal…
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During a fiery speech he dubbed the “State of the Forces” address, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new military task force to be co-managed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey, and former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. None of these individuals have ever served in the U.S. military. Yet, the three will lead an endeavor called “Project Meridian,”…
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