Ellee Watson

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ellee Watson |Caitlin Yilek

1 hour agoSenator Mark Kelly blasts Pete Hegseth: 'Americans are less safe because of his mismanagement'Senator Mark Kelly reacts to news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ending a Pentagon program President Trump signed into law in his first term.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ellee Watson |Caitlin Yilek

Shaheen: Hegseth creating "chaos" at Pentagon Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he's ending a program at the Defense Department that promoted the participation of women in peace building and was signed into law by President Trump in 2017.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ellee Watson

An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines. Congress passed bipartisan legislation in 2022 to recognize the unit with the gold medal, one of the highest civilian honors. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson  hosted the ceremony to award the honor in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol building.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jim LaPorta |Ellee Watson

Shaheen: Hegseth creating "chaos" at Pentagon Washington —  Forty-five days into a U.S. air campaign against Iranian-backed Houthis, American forces have hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen. Yet, despite promises from Trump administration officials to run "the most transparent Defense Department in history," the Pentagon has held just one formal briefing in the first 100 days of President Trump's second term.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jennifer Jacobs |Ellee Watson

9 hours agoThree US officials familiar with the meeting say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth screamed at acting Joint Chiefs Chairman, Admiral Chris Grady, over a media leak. And two officials tell NBC News say an unsecure line has been installed in Hegseth’s office so he can use the encrypted Signal app on his …