Vera Bergengruen is a Pentagon reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.
From body armor to health care, the US military has been slow to adapt to women in its ranks. Female service members are paying the price, often with lifelong consequences.
The Pentagon identified three of the four Americans killed Wednesday in Manbij, Syria.
The American dead included two soldiers, a US security contractor, and a civilian Defense Department employee, according to US Central Command.
The hyped news accounts over Julian Assange’s fate at Ecuador’s embassy in London keeps missing one crucial factor: Ecuadorians.
Mattis announced his resignation on Thursday, citing differences with the president over his decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
It's the second major resignation over the president's decision in as many days.
In a letter to the president dated Thursday, Mattis wrote about his beliefs in "treating allies with respect."
The indictment provides the most detailed account to date of Turkish efforts to persuade the US to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a longtime rival of Turkey’s president.
Central Americans continue to arrive in northern Mexico, but the US military has cut the number of troops deployed on the border.
Butina pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, and will delay sentencing while she cooperates with the government.
Most died in Afghanistan, the US's longest-running war, but the first casualty of Trump's term came in Yemen.
“We ask the media and the public and all responsible entities not to aid these terrorists in recruiting efforts by viewing or bringing to attention these images, these videos. You are complicit in amplifying ISIS propaganda if you do that."
The breathless coverage of a sexual overture that wasn’t missed the new details about her five-year effort to make inroads with prominent Republicans.
The collisions' 17 deaths were greater than the 12 US military members killed so far this year in Afghanistan.
“If you’re sitting at the Pentagon, your best hope is that the Mexican military continues to ignore the rhetoric.”
Maria Butina learned about Americans on a very local level — and found that gun rights would be a winning issue to get close to conservatives.
The Pentagon identified three of the four Americans killed Wednesday in Manbij, Syria.
"The fact that I potentially would be an American soldier but still not be an American citizen after finishing training doesn't feel right at all."
“We had rocks thrown at us all the time in Afghanistan. Responding with lethal force is a fucking war crime.”
For veterans learning to cultivate marijuana through a Los Angeles grower's internship program, it's personal. They want to push for medical cannabis to become an option for veterans with PTSD.