
One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump
CNN
Alexander Vindman and Andrei Sannikov write that though they come from countries thousands of miles apart, they share one thing in common: in spite of the grave consequences they have faced, they still dare to speak the truth.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information that could have endangered US troops through his use of Signal to discuss attack plans, a Pentagon watchdog said in an unclassified report released Thursday. It also details how Hegseth declined to cooperate with the probe.

Two top House lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called double-tap strike that killed surviving crew members, with a top Democrat calling video of the incident that was shared as part of the briefing “one of the most troubling things” he has seen as a lawmaker.











