VA’s review of disability claims for fraud won’t include past filings, officials say
Using a Microsoft data analytics program, the VA program will use information gleaned from DBQ forms to identify patterns that could indicate fraud.
Pentagon & Congress
Top Trump official resigns over Iran, blaming Israel for march to war
"I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people," the official said.
As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test
Trump's calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. "We don't need anybody."
Norway’s elite Arctic soldiers still dig their own snow caves to hide from drones
Besides hiding from enemy drones, Norwegian reconnaissance soldiers trial their own unmanned craft to spy on adversaries.
Trump fundraising email uses photo of March 7 dignified transfer of deceased soldier
A fundraising email distributed by a Trump-linked political action committee featured a photo of a dignified transfer of a U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait.
US bombs key Iranian island amid oil concerns
President Trump said U.S. forces “totally obliterated" every military target on Iran's oil hub, Kharg Island.
Iran’s new supreme leader was ‘wounded and likely disfigured’ in US-Israeli strikes, Hegseth contends
Khamenei has remained out of view since his selection on Sunday by Iran’s clerical establishment.
Price tag for Epic Fury tops $11 billion in first six days, Pentagon tells Congress
The figure omitted a range of war-related expenses and is likely to rise.
Ukraine’s top drone units to bring frontline lessons to Washington this month
Some of Ukraine’s best-known drone military commanders and experts will be visiting Washington later this month to brief policymakers and defense leaders.
These are Ukraine’s $1,000 interceptor drones the Pentagon wants to buy
Ukraine spent years perfecting cheap drone killers. After burning through billions in missiles in three days, the U.S. and its allies are asking for help.
Australia deploys early-warning aircraft to the Middle East amid Iran attacks
Australian leaders have said the country won’t be a protagonist in Israel and U.S. combat operations.
US destroys 16 Iranian mine-laying boats, CENTCOM claims
The claim was made amid mounting concern that the Islamic Republic was preparing to deploy mines in the crucial waterway.
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
“The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said.
Two Iranian warships take sanctuary in India and Sri Lanka
The sinking of an Iranian warship by a U.S. Navy submarine last week became a diplomatic embarrassment for New Delhi.
Iran to face ‘most intense day of strikes,’ Hegseth says
The rhetoric was equally sharp from Tehran. Iran’s parliament speaker said on X that Iran was “definitely not looking for a ceasefire."
Trump calls war in Iran a ‘little excursion’
Trump declared the U.S. has already “won” the war with Iran “in many ways,” but conceded that broader objectives of the conflict remain unresolved.
Hegseth downplays risk to US troops from Iran-Russia cooperation
"No one is putting us in danger,” Hegseth said during a Sunday interview. “We’re putting their guys in danger.”
