UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships
Starmer initially rejected a U.S. request to use British bases for strikes on Iran, saying he needed to be satisfied that any military action was legal.
By Reuters
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USS Boxer and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy to Middle East
The Pentagon is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East.
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Trial starts over Trump’s deployment of National Guard to LA
A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether troops deployed this summer by the Trump administration to LA violated the Posse Comitatus Act.
Trump deploys National Guard troops to DC
President Donald Trump said he’s deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.
Restoring Confederate memorial removed from Arlington could cost $10M
The Pentagon expects it to take about two years to restore the monument to its original site at the cemetery, an official told The Associated Press.
Six soldiers honored for subduing Fort Stewart shooter, aiding wounded
Six soldiers received the Meritorious Service Medal for their actions during an active shooter incident that wounded five service members at Fort Stewart.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
VA severs ties with most federal unions, terminating worker contracts
About 80% of VA's roughly 450,000 employees are union members, but the department will no longer honor its contracts with the bargaining units.
Defense leaders to return Confederate memorial to Arlington Cemetery
The sculpture honoring Confederate fighters and the separatist movement was removed from the miltiary cemetery in 2023, but will be restored soon.
VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites
Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. Now that will end.
Trump moves US subs after ex-Russian leader’s ‘inflammatory’ remarks
Trump's decision to reposition two nuclear subs comes after what he calls "highly provocative statements" by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
10,000 VA employees are resigning in September. Here’s the list
"Mission-critical" workers were exempt from deferred resignations, but doctors and nurses are quitting anyway, The War Horse reports.
By Leah Rosenbaum, The War Horse