The Acting Secretary of the Navy Just Resigned
Thomas Modly, acting secretary of the Navy, resigned Tuesday after harshly criticizing an aircraft carrier captain who he had fired the previous week.Chip Somodevilla/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Thomas Modly, the acting secretary of the Navy, resigned on Tuesday, one day after he called the former…
The Navy Captain Ousted for Warning of a Coronavirus Outbreak Has Tested Positive
Navy Capt. Brett Crozier addresses the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during an all-hands call in 2019. US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain ousted this week after writing…
The Army and VA Are Recruiting Retirees to Fight the Coronavirus
Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Army contacted retired nurses, doctors, and other medics on Wednesday, asking whether they would be willing to return to active service to help the military respond to the coronavirus crisis. In doing so, the Pentagon has joined the Department…
One Man’s Struggle to Get a Veterans Administration Coronavirus Test
Outside a VA clinic after being sent away untested.Courtesy Jim White The symptoms started after Jim White arrived at his friend’s house near Corpus Christi, Texas. First came the chills, followed by diarrhea and aches. White, a Coast Guard veteran and former state biologist, had been following the news and knew enough about his health to…
Ukrainian President Asks Trump to “Please, Please Stop Saying That Ukraine Is a Corrupt Country”
President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks after a press conference in Kyiv in February 2020.STR/NurPhoto/Getty President Donald Trump famously had a request for the president of Ukraine when the two leaders spoke over the phone on July 25. That request to launch politicized investigations into Joe Biden and his son turned into a months-long congressional investigation, making…
Trump Says the US Is Ready for War. Not All His Troops Are So Sure.
President Donald Trump joins West Point cadets during the the Army v. Navy American Football game.Afp/Lapresse/ZUMA This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. Between the killing…