Pentagon
The law of war was not designed for Trump’s bogus ‘armed conflict’ with drug smugglers
The Trump administration disputes The Washington Post's report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed U.S. forces to "kill everybody" on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean last September, which…
Hegseth’s alleged ‘kill everybody’ order complicates Trump’s anti-drug campaign
Eight days after the September 2 operation that inaugurated President Donald Trump's lethal military campaign against suspected drug boats, The Intercept reported that people who survived the initial missile strike were…
First Amendment protections clash with Hegseth’s ‘sedition’ claims
After six members of Congress posted a video reminding members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders, President Donald Trump said the legislators were "traitors to our Country"…
Trump’s habitual ‘treason’ charges reflect his authoritarian impulses
President Donald Trump says six members of Congress are "traitors to our Country" who "should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL" because they produced a video reminding members of the armed forces that they…
Trump wants to jail Democrats who noted soldiers may disobey illegal orders
In a video message posted this week, six Democratic legislators with military or intelligence backgrounds remind members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. That point is legally…
Trump says his ‘armed conflict’ with drug traffickers does not involve ‘hostilities’
President Donald Trump has sought to justify the summary execution of suspected drug smugglers by arguing that the United States is engaged in an "armed conflict" with criminal organizations that supply prohibited…
Trump’s National Guard plan edges U.S. closer to a permanent federal police force
The Pentagon is directing every state and U.S. territory to create "quick reaction forces" within their National Guards, which will be trained to respond to civil disturbances and emergencies, according to a…
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense could cost $3.6 trillion: report
President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed Star Wars, promised to create a missile defense system so effective it would eliminate the threat of nuclear war forever, at a cost of around $70 billion.…
Judge rules against Trump admin effort to purge ‘woke’ books from military schools
Tue Oct 21, 2025 - 4:43 pm EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must restore hundreds of “woke” books from schools operated for military families on First…
Pete Hegseth’s foolish Pentagon press policy might encourage tougher journalism
In a letter written before the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should…
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