Russia war rages on as Ukraine generals claim advances against Putin’s troops

Russia war rages on as Ukraine generals claim advances against Putin’s troops – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian generals say troops are advancing in the battlefield against Russia. This comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had “positive” conversations with U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. CBS News’ Aidan Stretch reports. Source link

Trump suffers rare House defeat as bipartisan vote moves to withdraw troops from Iran conflict

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump suffered a rare defeat in the House of Representatives on Wednesday after Democrats joined by a handful of Republicans voted to sharply curb his war powers in Iran.  Lawmakers voted 215-208 to withdraw troops from using military force against Iran absent congressional authorization.  All … Read more

Foreign enemies have a shockingly simple way to track US troops overseas, lawmakers warn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding answers from the Pentagon after U.S. Central Command disclosed it had received multiple threat reports indicating foreign adversaries were exploiting commercially available location data to target or surveil American military personnel overseas. In a letter to War Department Chief Information … Read more

No heavyweights allowed: Troops must meet fitness criteria to attend White House UFC event

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is requiring members of the military to meet a certain body type criteria in order to attend the big Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House next month, according to two people familiar with the criteria and a Pentagon memo outlining the criteria that was reviewed by NBC News. … Read more

Trump did not visit troops wounded in Iran war during medical center visit, sources say

When President Trump went to Walter Reed Medical Center for his six-month check-up on Tuesday, he also visited with U.S. service members. But he didn’t see any of the 14 troops wounded in the war with Iran, according to a military official familiar with his visit and a family member of one of the soldiers. … Read more

Watch: Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day honoring fallen troops

Watch: Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day honoring fallen troops – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump laid a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate Memorial Day. Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. CBS … Read more

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising … Read more

Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before fatal Iranian strike

Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before fatal Iranian strike – CBS News Watch CBS News Soldiers who survived a deadly Iranian drone strike in Kuwait tell CBS News the U.S. Army ignored a request for more medical support weeks before the attack. Jonah Kaplan reports. Source link

Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before deadly attack on Kuwait base

A U.S. Army unit asked to bulk up medical support weeks before a fatal Iranian strike on their command post in Kuwait, but they were ignored, soldiers told CBS News. Some of the survivors of the attack also said at least one soldier who was killed could have been saved if there had been more … Read more