Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riotThomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer, was tried alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes but acquitted of seditious conspiracy.By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press3 months ago
Green Beret identified as driver in Cybertruck blast at Trump HotelAn active-duty soldier was identified as the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck that blew apart in an explosion in Las Vegas on New Year's Day.By Nikki Wentling6 months ago
Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promiseSome Jan. 6 defendants, including veterans, are asking the courts to delay their cases as they wait for President-Elect Trump to grant them pardons.By Nikki Wentling8 months ago
States put National Guard on standby in case of election violenceThe governors of three states said they’re prepared to use the National Guard to help with potential civil unrest on Election Day or the days after.By Nikki Wentling8 months ago
Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts sayForeign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.By Nikki Wentling8 months ago
Recruiting vets to work polls boosts election trust, study findsWhen veterans and military families work the polls, voters feel more confident that elections are fair, safe and accurate, the study found.By Nikki Wentling8 months ago
Conspiracies, calls for violence spike online ahead of Election DayPosts about election denialism, the false belief that elections are unfair and could be “stolen,” increased by 317% on Telegram and 105% on Gab in October.By Nikki Wentling8 months ago
Veterans urge Americans against political violence ahead of electionThe Committee for Safe and Secure Elections created the PSA in response to increased threats against election officials leading up to November.By Nikki Wentling9 months ago
Watchdog sues for info about Army labeling nonprofits as terror groupsThe conservative group claimed the training was made with ill-intent and wasn’t merely a blunder, as the Army has perviously said.By Nikki Wentling9 months ago
Vet the Vote recruits nearly 160,000 veterans as election workersAbout one out of every 10 election workers in November will be a veteran or a family member of a veteran, according to the nonprofit We the Veterans.By Nikki Wentling9 months ago
Iran-linked website targets vets with disinformation, think tank warnsThe website is attempting to stir up antidemocratic sentiments among veteran voters ahead of the November presidential election, the group warned.By Nikki Wentling9 months ago
There’s too much ‘gray area’ in Army extremism policies, lawmakers sayThe Army's rules, released in June, are too ambiguous to solve the problem of extremism in the ranks, lawmakers argued.By Nikki Wentling9 months ago