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The Bronze Star can be awarded either for meritorious service/achievement or for valor; when for valor it is denoted by a bronze "V" device on the medal/ribbon — a distinction introduced by Army regul...
— , including the , women are legally permitted to serve in combat roles and have done so for years; thousands now serve in infantry, armor, artillery and other front-line jobs . That policy, however,...
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a mid‑level U.S. military decoration established by Executive Order 9419 on Feb. 4, 1944 and retroactive to Dec. 7, 1941; it recognizes heroic or meritorious achievement...
Estimates in contemporary reporting put the annual Obama family Christmas trips to Hawaii at roughly $4 million per trip in many years, with watchdog groups and press summaries totaling about $85 mill...
U.S. Coast Guard counter‑drug missions normally operate under domestic law enforcement authorities and a graduated interdiction playbook that authorizes warning shots, disabling fire and, when necessa...
The Constitution does not categorically ban the use of the federal military for domestic law enforcement; instead Congress and statute — above all the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. §1385) — constrain...
Available reporting shows numerous lawsuits and court rulings finding parts of President Trump’s policies unlawful or beyond his authority — for example, courts have ruled against his use of emergency...
Reporting from The Atlantic alleged that during a November 2018 trip to France then‑President Donald Trump called American war dead at the Aisne‑Marne American Cemetery “losers” and — in related comme...
A methodical FOIA-driven approach is the journalist’s best route to corroborate allegations tied to historical trafficking or military court-martial evidence: identify the correct custodial agency, cr...
The Naval Academy and West Point both run demanding, regimented physical training programs that prepare students for service, but they differ in emphasis: West Point’s PT skews toward Army-specific co...
Federal military service records are primarily held by the National Archives / National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis for 20th‑century personnel and by NARA’s other repositories for old...
President Trump’s public push to use U.S. military forces inside American cities and his harsh denunciations of lawmakers who urged troops to refuse unlawful orders have sharply strained relations wit...
A 2025 House Republican continuing resolution (CR) would largely maintain Pentagon funding at prior-year levels while creating lump-sum Department of Defense accounts, constraining new program starts ...
The government's response to the June 14, 2025 “No Kings” protests varied across federal and state levels and across cities: authorities publicly warned against violence, staged widespread law-enforce...
Multiple local reporting pieces and compiled analyses show federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago area has intensified and has included helicopter use in at least one suburban raid, but . Repo...