Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
In a recent exercise, U.S. Marines and sailors worked with Latvian Army troops to clear woods and build a warren of trenches designed for drone warfare.
Many veterans face service-connected conditions that require ongoing, specialized attention, yet must travel long distances or wait weeks for diagnostics.
Three Republican-led states are deploying National Guard members to Washington to help the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
The much-anticipated summit ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.