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Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections
A federal court in Washington, D.C., is to play host to a legal battle Tuesday morning pitting the Walt Disney Co. against the nation's chief broadcast regulator over just how far First Amendment protections can go during the presidency of Donald Trump. President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC TV to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who has consistently mocked the president. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being liberal and unfair.
She left Canada to support ISIS. Now she's back and trying to rebuild a life
A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.
With Iran deal, Trump told ships to 'start your engines.' That's not happening yet
Caption In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, residents fish from the shore as cargo and commercial vessels lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas on June 8. / ISNA/AFP via Getty Images With the announcement of an agreement to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Friday is the day President Trump said merchant ships can once again sail unimpeded through the Strait, or as he pronounced, "Ships of the world, start your engines." Well, not so fast.
U.S. says it's made Hormuz safe for commercial shipping, but standoff hasn't changed
The administration has announced a new military strategy designed to open up the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, but it's unclear if this will break Iran's grip on the key waterway.
US airman rescued after his fighter jet was shot down in Iran
NPR's Tom Bowman reports on the race to rescue a U.S. airman after his fighter jet was shot down.
Trump's belated case for war
More than 30 days into the US engagement in Iran, President Trump gave a national primetime address making the case for the war. He said the U.S. would complete all it's objective "very shortly."
What Trump and Hegseth told top military commanders in unusual Quantico gathering
President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel. Copyright 2025 NPR
Pentagon chief: Iran strike was a 'historically successful attack'
Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lambasted the media, saying it was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering a "historically successful attack" on Iranian nuclear sites. "President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history," Hegseth declared at a Pentagon news conference.
U.S. Army libraries target books with a focus on DEI or 'gender ideology' for removal
A senior Army official ordered Army libraries, including West Point, to remove all books "with the explicit and sole purpose of directly and overtly promoting DEI, gender ideology, and critical race theory in a manner that subverts meritocracy and unity," according to a memo sent last week by acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Derrick Anderson. It says the list of documents should be provided to the Army's chief librarian by April 16th. The memo, dated April 9th, was viewed by NPR.
He has a Purple Heart & is a convicted felon. ICE wants to deport him.
An NPR exclusive: Deportation proceedings are underway for Jose Barco, an Iraq War veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart. Barco came to the U.S. as a child, enlisted as a teenager, and, after his discharge, was convicted of a felony. Immediately after being paroled in January, he was remanded to ICE custody, where he has remained since. Read more. This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, immigration policy reporter Ximena Bustillo, and defense correspondent Tom Bowman.
Pentagon proposes $50 billion in annual cuts and identifies priorities to expand
Updated February 20, 2025 at 13:08 PM ET The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8 percent of its budget in each of the next five years — amounting to some $50 billion each year — but prioritized 17 areas from drones and submarines to military assistance for the southern border as well as increased funding for the U.S. command that focuses on China.
Russia is developing nuclear capability to threaten satellites, source says
Russia is developing a space-based nuclear capability that has the potential to threaten the U.S. and its allies, according to a source familiar with the matter. Russia's capacity could allow it to target satellites, the official said. National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters he plans to meet with House leaders on Thursday, though he did not confirm the topic of the briefing.
Russia Is Developing Nuclear Capability To Threaten Satellites, Source Says - NPR
Russia is developing nuclear capability to threaten satellites, source says The full extent of the threat is unclear as the details remain classified. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to brief a small group of lawmakers on Thursday. by Tom Bowman Feb 15, 2024 2 minutes Russia is developing a space-based nuclear capability that has the potential to threaten the U.S. and its allies, according to a source familiar with the matter.
U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes
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The Air National Guard disciplines 15 members in wake of Discord intel leak
In the summer of 2022, Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, just 20 and working as a cyber apprentice for an Air Intelligence Wing at base on Cape Cod, was seen viewing some of the government's most secret information: details about U.S. spy satellites, phone intercepts of Russian generals, North Korean drones. A month later, he again was not only reading it but scribbling something on a Post-It note.
U.S. shoots down armed drone flown by NATO ally Turkey
An American F-16 shot down an armed Turkish drone after it flew close to U.S. forces in northeast Syria and ignored warnings to stay away. Officials said it was the first time the U.S. has shot down an aircraft from Turkey, a NATO ally. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said it was a "regrettable incident" and said U.S. troops had to go into bunkers at their base in Hasakah for safety while Turkey bombed Syrian Kurdish fighters less than a mile away.
Pentagon Investigates Alleged Massacre in Iraq
The Pentagon is investigating an alleged Marine rampage that may have left as many as two-dozen unarmed Iraqi civilians dead last November in the Iraqi town of Haditha. The numbers are far higher than had been previously reported and have shaken the Marine hierarchy. Investigators are still piecing together what happened on a November morning in Haditha, a Sunni stronghold northwest of Baghdad.
Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon. In his current role, Bowman has traveled to Syria as well as Iraq and Afghanistan often for month-long visits and embedded with U.S. Marines and soldiers. Before coming to NPR in April 2006, Bowman spent nine years as a Pentagon reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Altogether he was at The Sun for nearly two decades, covering the Maryland Statehouse, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Security Agency (NSA).
U.S. Military Has Withdrawn From Largest Base In Afghanistan, Handed Over Control
Originally published on July 2, 2021 4:31 pm Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon. In his current role, Bowman has traveled to Syria as well as Iraq and Afghanistan often for month-long visits and embedded with U.S. Marines and soldiers. Before coming to NPR in April 2006, Bowman spent nine years as a Pentagon reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Altogether he was at The Sun for nearly two decades, covering the Maryland Statehouse, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon. In his current role, Bowman has traveled to Syria as well as Iraq and Afghanistan often for month-long visits and embedded with U.S. Marines and soldiers. Before coming to NPR in April 2006, Bowman spent nine years as a Pentagon reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Altogether he was at The Sun for nearly two decades, covering the Maryland Statehouse, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Security Agency (NSA).
AG Maura Healey: Trump Threats To Hold Onto Power 'Outrageous'
Throughout his presidency, President Donald Trump has flirted with the idea of holding onto office, win or lose. On Thursday, he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should Joe Biden beat him in November. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany later said that Trump would accept the results of a "free and fair election." Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey discussed Trump's unprecedented and undemocratic threat with GBH All Things Considered host Arun Rath.
White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide
Messages Section Branding Primary Content This summer the Trump administration rolled out the President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) - a long awaited strategy to bring down the rate of suicide in the military and among civilians. It focuses on enlisting community partners and a public awareness campaign to fight the stigma around seeking help during a mental health crisis. Critics in congress have said the plan isn't proactive enough.
Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon. In his current role, Bowman has traveled to Syria as well as Iraq and Afghanistan often for month-long visits and embedded with U.S. Marines and soldiers. Before coming to NPR in April 2006, Bowman spent nine years as a Pentagon reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Altogether he was at The Sun for nearly two decades, covering the Maryland Statehouse, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Monika Evstatieva
Monika Evstatieva is a line producer on Weekend Edition, where she is responsible for putting the program on air and planning coverage. Since coming to NPR in May 2006, Evstatieva has worked on various programs including Morning Edition, Tell Me More with Michel Martin, and All Things Considered. She has travelled throughout the United States to cover politics and the environment and has reported in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Russia, and Western Europe.
Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon. In his current role, Bowman has traveled to Syria as well as Iraq and Afghanistan often for month-long visits and embedded with U.S. Marines and soldiers. Before coming to NPR in April 2006, Bowman spent nine years as a Pentagon reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Altogether he was at The Sun for nearly two decades, covering the Maryland Statehouse, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Bobby Allyn
WHO's Tedros: China Has Agreed To Allow International Team Probe Coronavirus By Bobby Allyn • 3 hours ago The coronavirus death toll has risen to 723 in mainland China, and more than 34,000 people in the country have been confirmed as being infected with the virus, officials from the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
Jason Beaubien
Jason Beaubien is NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent on the Science Desk. In this role, he reports on a range of issues across the world. He's covered the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, mass cataract surgeries in Ethiopia, abortion in El Salvador, poisonous gold mines in Nigeria, drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar and tuberculosis in Tajikistan.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit
"Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
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