Military
Coup caught on camera: Myanmar woman goes viral for dance video with surreal backdrop
Fitness instructor Khing Hnin Wai inadvertently captured the country's military coup unfolding in the background.
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Biden repeals Trump-era ban on transgender troops
Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender troops in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the order.
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Lloyd Austin confirmed as Secretary of Defense, becomes first Black Pentagon chief
Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally-mandated minimum 7-year period.
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Nearly 1 in 5 defendants in Capitol riot cases served in the military
Amid concerns over extremism, an analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the Capitol when compared to the general population.
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Opera Philadelphia uses ‘Soldier Songs’ to explore post-traumatic stress
The opera-turned-film is based on interviews with combatants in five different American wars.
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Pa., N.J., Del. to send National Guard troops to D.C. after Capitol breach
Gov. Phil Murphy called the mob attack an act of “domestic terrorism” spurred on by Trump.
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Trump and the military: What an erratic commander in chief leaves behind
"Military and some civilian leaders have been in constant damage control over the last four years. The old 'cleanup on aisle 4, then 6, then 8,'" a retired officer says.
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Congress overturns Trump veto on defense bill after political detour
Senate Republicans rejected their own president's veto on New Year's Day, and the National Defense Authorization Act is set to take effect despite Trump's efforts.
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President Trump and the power to pardon
Trump flexes his pardoning power on the way out of office, including a controversial move to pardon the private military mercenaries responsible for civilian deaths in Iraq.
Air Date: December 30, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill
A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of GOP leadership, joined with Democrats to approve the override, the first of Trump’s presidency.
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Heavily criticized Pa. veterans’ home sued over COVID-19 outbreak
The lapses put 128 of the facility’s 154 residents in “immediate jeopardy,” according to the Health Department.
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What we know about Russia’s alleged hack of the U.S. government and tech companies
A massive computer breach allowed hackers to spend months exploring numerous U.S. government networks and private companies' systems around the world.
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Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense
Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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Avril Haines nominated as first female director of national intelligence
Haines, 51, worked with Biden under President Barack Obama and led the Biden transition's national security and foreign policy team.
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