U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, who oversaw the command that coordinates, trains and equips Ukraine’s military, left a tube containing classified maps on a train bound for Poland for more than 24 hours and suffered a concussion after drinking during dinner in Ukraine and then falling, according to a recently released Pentagon inspector general […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday condemned the Trump administration’s "horrible decision” to lift some sanctions on Russian oil amid the war with Iran. "I think this is a terrible decision, but it’s one of those decisions that comes with the unpredictability of war,” Schiff told NBC News’ Christine Welker. Source: https://thehill.com/business/5785023-schiff-slams-trump-russia-sanctions-lifting/
From "Grand Theft Auto” to "SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has leveraged memes from pop culture and video games to promote President Trump’s war with Iran. The video follows a broader trend in the Trump administration’s social media strategy, which has increasingly used artificial intelligence, pop culture and, at times, satire to promote Trump’s policy
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday morning criticized CNN’s coverage of the war in Iran, with Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison exclaiming, "The sooner we can take control of that network, the better.” “CNN’s fake news reports that the Trump administration underestimated the impact of the war with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. This
In response to an ABC News report that the FBI warned California state police that Iran wanted to retaliate against U.S. military operations, White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said, "There is no such threat to our homeland from Iran and there never has been one.” “This post and story must be published immediately. Source:
Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon is reigniting fears of government surveillance. Experts are warning that the capabilities of artificial intelligence, combined with the Trump administration’s extensive data collection, pose new threats to individual privacy. Just over a year after President Trump welcomed AI companies into his government, the White House’s unprecedented reach into personal data
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Monday criticized President Trump for referring to the war with Iran as a "tour.” “You can’t look at it and feel like the way to characterize it is: [not] Kaine told host Kaitlan Collins after watching Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington’s dignified transition on CNN’s "The Source.” Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5776187-kaine-slams-trump-iran-war/
President Trump’s recent blaming of Iran for the bombing of a girls’ school in southern Iran that killed more than 160 people runs counter to growing evidence that the U.S. military was likely responsible for the attack. Shazara Tayyebe Elementary School, located in Minab, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran… Source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5775878-trump-iran-school-bombing/
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said "there will be more casualties” in the ongoing U.S. campaign against Iran, adding, "So far, seven U.S. troops have been killed in combat.” “The president was right to say there would be casualties. These things don’t happen without casualties,” Hegseth said in an interview aired on the 19th. Source:
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said he was concerned about the possibility of a continuation of the U.S. conflict in Iran, where seven U.S. service members have been killed as of Sunday. “We have friends and allies. We have a great global economy. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5774160-iran-us-escalation-concerns/
