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President Trump addresses a campaign rally Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Trump Consistently Bends Reality, Sells His Narrative In Interviews For Woodward Book

6:05pm September 09, 2020

by Ron Elving

"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Bob Woodward quotes Trump as saying of COVID-19 in his book "Rage." The author concludes: "Trump is the wrong man for the job."

Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was an Army medic in an African American battalion who helped save scores of lives at Normandy on D-Day. On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to posthumously award him a Medal of Honor.

Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy

5:19pm September 09, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

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U.S. troops participated in a March handover to the Iraqi army in Kirkuk, Iraq. The U.S. plans to draw down its troop numbers in the country this month.

U.S. Says It Will Cut Number Of Troops In Iraq By Nearly Half This Month

11:49am September 09, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Gen. Frank McKenzie, who is responsible for U.S. forces in the Middle East, says the U.S. presence will drop from 5,200 to 3,000 troops in a move he says shows confidence in Iraqi army.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, introduced a targeted coronavirus relief bill and said he planned a vote this week on it.

McConnell Proposes Pandemic Relief Bill, Democrats Quickly Dismiss It As 'Emaciated'

7:16pm September 08, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled out a targeted coronavirus aid plan amid stalled negotiations on a broader deal. Democrats oppose the bill and it's unlikely to advance.

A picture of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen is seen in Washington, D.C., in July. Congress is launching an investigation into her killing and other deaths at Fort Hood.

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Congress Launches Investigation Into Fort Hood Deaths

4:11pm September 08, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The probe will focus on whether the recent tragedies "may be symptomatic of underlying leadership, discipline, and morale deficiencies throughout the chain-of-command."

Former FBI Agent Addresses Post-Sept. 11 Torture In Newly Declassified Book

1:56pm September 08, 2020

by Dave Davies

Ali Soufan investigated terrorism cases and opposed the CIA's use of torture following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. After a legal battle, the redacted material in his 2011 memoir, Black Banners, has been restored.

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Peter Strzok, then an agent at the FBI, speaks during a joint House Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform committees hearing in Washington, D.C., in July 2018.

Peter Strzok, Notorious Ex-G-Man, Explains Himself And Takes Aim At Trump

12:06pm September 05, 2020

by Philip Ewing

Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book.

U.S. troops in the Vietnam War read the Stars and Stripes newspaper in 1969. The Pentagon plans to shut down the paper, for generations aimed at U.S. military personnel, at the end of this month.

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Pentagon Says It Will Close 'Stars and Stripes,' But Trump Says It Won't Happen

9:40pm September 04, 2020

by Greg Myre

The Pentagon said the paper would shut down by Sept. 30. Shortly afterward President Trump tweeted that it won't happen "under my watch."

'The Atlantic' Editor Discusses Reporting On Trump's Remarks About The Military

4:04pm September 04, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic about his piece highlighting the way President Trump reportedly disparages veterans and members of the military.

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'Here It Is': Extremism Researchers Worry About The Rising Violence During Protests

4:04pm September 04, 2020

An Antifa supporter wanted in the shooting of a right-wing activist has been killed by law enforcement agents in Washington state. Growing violence has extremism researchers concerned.