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‘Unite for Vets’ rally calls for Trump to abandon planned cuts at VA
Thousands of veterans gathered in Washington on Friday to rally against potential cuts to veterans services and staffing.
Former Joint Chiefs chairman blasts Trump and the portent of US troops on American streets
Retired Adm. Mike Mullen blasted Trump's Monday night "stunt" outside the White House.
DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests
Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back Tuesday on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, with the mayor flatly rejecting a Trump administration proposal for the federal government to take over its police force and one county in Virginia pulling its officers from Washington.
Tennessee National Guard troops lay down riot shields at protesters’ request
Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of George Floyd.
Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response
Lawmakers want explanations from top defense officials about how troops will be used and why active-duty forces are being deployed.
Troops from around the country head to DC to back up police against protestors
Both National Guardsmen and active duty military police have been tasked to augment DC's Metropolitan police.
Esper encourages governors to ‘dominate the battlespace’ to put down nationwide protests
President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are encouraging governors to send in more Guard troops.
Protesters damage Veterans Affairs headquarters, several DC war monuments
VA officials spent Monday morning working to assess the extent of the protest damage.
Dispatch from Rome: Loyalty, regret and honor
“Doing the right thing invariably means doing the hard thing. This is the true meaning of the word honor…”
By Robert Bruce Adolph