Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers became chair of the House Intelligence Committee in January 2011. In July 2011, the private military firm his wife helped run won a $1 billion-plus contract to guard the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Before the marriage, his disclosures showed almost no wealth. Today the couple is worth millions.
When Pete Hegseth posted 'Justice' about the planned military execution of the Fort Hood shooter, Rep. Derrick Van Orden replied 'vollenteer.' Earlier that night he posted that 'radial Islamist' killers' children would be raised by someone else. His opponent called it 'frankly disturbing.'
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Nine American citizens have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers and settlers since 2022, including an elderly man dragged from his car, a journalist shot in the head, and a 20-year-old beaten to death.
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Military recruiters tell young Americans that if they enlist and serve honorably, they can help protect their families.
An AP investigation found more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops detained by immigration authorities in Trump's second term, after his administration dropped a rule that required ICE to weigh a family member's military service before acting. A Republican Congress gave ICE $70 billion and wrote no protection for them.
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Carlos Gimenez has championed the Iran war from the safety of Washington and has never served a day in uniform.
The Army cancelled more orders of an armored truck it called 'excess.' Congress put $345 million back. Afterward, the truck maker's executives and PAC sent tens of thousands to Susan Collins, who chairs Senate Appropriations, and Ken Calvert, who chairs the House defense spending subcommittee.
Veterans Guardian charges disabled veterans for help the VA gives free, and a federal judge has ruled it broke federal law. In March its two founders gave $88,600 to Dan Sullivan's joint fundraising committee, which passed the money to the Senate Republicans' campaign arm. One founder has also given Sullivan's own campaign $6,000.
On September 29, the Senate voted 47–51 against forcing a vote on asking the State Department for a report on nine U.S. citizens killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since 2022. Fourteen Republicans with report cards on this site voted no.
