TRAVIS LOLLER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI / The Associated PressMar 3, 2020
The twisters, which struck after midnight, moved so quickly that many people in their path could not flee to safer areas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressSep 26, 2019
Defense leaders express dismay and a resolve to do more to increase resilience in the force. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 14, 2019
A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigApr 3, 2019
Switching from all-volunteer to mandatory military service could force Americans to reconsider their ever-expanding empire. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatchFeb 11, 2019
God help us if the president figures out the National Guard can legally be deployed for law enforcement purposes inside the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS and JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressOct 25, 2018
The president has called the influx of Central Americans a "national emergency," stoking fears ahead of November's midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJun 21, 2018
Fifty years ago, four words broadcast nationally changed the course of the Vietnam War. Now four words have exposed the cruelty of the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NOMAAN MERCHANT and ANITA SNOW / The Associated PressJun 18, 2018
An audio file reportedly recorded at a U.S. immigration facility takes center stage in the uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigMay 16, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services is surveying military sites to house children who are separated from their parents at the border or who arrive unaccompanied by an adult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
KATHLEEN RONAYNE / The Associated PressApr 11, 2018
Gov. Jerry Brown cites the "criminal threats" of smugglers. He also issues a document emphasizing the National Guard's limited role at the border and explicitly rejecting any guard involvement in immigration enforcement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BOB CHRISTIE and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated PressApr 9, 2018
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas pledge 1,600 National Guard members to support Donald Trump's plan to use the military to fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigApr 9, 2018
Long-standing federal statutes limit the use of troops to enforce domestic civil law. But don't be surprised if this president tries anyway. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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