New from me and Olivia Gazis - U.S. monitoring Chinese activity in South China Sea around disputed shoal www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-mon...

Factual thoughts: Scott Pelley and Henry Schuster were embedded with my Marine infantry unit in 2009—it was incredibly violent in Helmand. They told our story well. Years later, my unit suffered multiple suicides, they came back to cover that too.

The pilot of the F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was also flying one of the jets shot down at the start of the war by Kuwaiti friendly fire, two people familiar with the incidents tell CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/fighter...

From @jimlaporta.bsky.social

A former CIA official was arrested last week after FBI agents allegedly found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home while investigating whether he lied about his educational and military background, according to court records and sources familiar with the matter.

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BREAKING: The U.S. carried out a new round of strikes against an Iranian military site, an official says. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-carr...

President Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed — but not the 14 injured in the Iran war www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...

Memorial Day 2026

Spent my afternoon with friends I served with and service members I’ve had the privilege to cover.

New at CBS News — U.S. prepares for new military strikes against Iran www.cbsnews.com/news/us-prep...

Scoop at CBS News - When CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, he brought along one of the operators involved in the U.S. mission to capture then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-dir...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is resigning effective June 30th to take care of her husband who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer per ODNI’s Alexa Henning

I wrote a reporter's notebook article for CBS News - President Zelenskyy confirmed asking for "ammunition, not a ride." Four years ago, I got pushback for reporting that. www.cbsnews.com/news/zelensk...

New at CBS News — The U.S. intelligence community is assessing how Cuba could respond to potential U.S. military action as planners develop options for President Trump to consider. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-int...

Master Sergeant Ann Marie Carrier told CBS News - "We didn't have any training...There was really nothing in place for something like that to happen." www.cbsnews.com/news/troops-...

When a mini-drone blew up in a Special Forces soldier’s face, a Army safety specialist wrote that in the Defense Department’s “rush to solve future and enduring threats related to [unmanned aerial systems], basic explosive safety principles are being ignored.” www.cbsnews.com/news/pentago...

Exclusive at CBS News - Amid the Pentagon race to adapt low-cost, expendable drones, an Army explosive safety specialist warned that the military’s rush to innovate may be outpacing basic explosive safeguards—raising the risk of accidents, docs show. www.cbsnews.com/news/pentago...

New at @cbsnews.com - As Pakistan positioned itself as a diplomatic conduit between Tehran and Washington, it quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, potentially shielding them from American airstrikes. Among them, Iranian Air Force RC-130. www.cbsnews.com/news/pakista...

Navy never publishes the location of its submarines unless there’s a strategic reason. This morning, CBS News was made aware that a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar. Seems to be strategic signaling to U.S. adversaries, particularly Iran. www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/N...

Updating article: Three American destroyers came under fire. The third is the USS Rafael Peralta bsky.app/profile/jiml...

#BREAKING at @cbsnews.com - Two U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under renewed attack on Thursday, enduring what American officials described as a fiercer and more sustained Iranian assault than the barrage the warships faced only days earlier www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-des...

The @cbsnews.com team has a new national security office in our Washington bureau. Today, I purchased the first photo to go up on our bare walls.

New: A cargo ship in the Gulf region was hit by a possible land-attack cruise missile, causing several injuries among the ship's Filipino crew, two U.S. officials told CBS News. The CGM San Antonio. www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

New: Two U.S. Navy destroyers, USS Truxtun and USS Mason, transited the Strait of Hormuz supported by Apache helicopters and other aircraft, entering the Persian Gulf. Iran launched small boats, missiles and drones against them. Neither U.S. vessel was struck. www.cbsnews.com/news/2-us-na...

Scoop via @cbsnews.com - A major fire broke out earlier this week on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer and a mainstay of the Navy's forward presence in Asia, according to U.S. officials. www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hig...

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

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"I think we maintain deep magazines and there's no walking away from the quantitative use of weapons. And our way forward is to supercharge our defense industrial base,” said Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-rear...

Multiple officials tell CBS News that Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was a communications specialist supporting Joint Special Operations Command, the unit that oversees Tier 1 special mission units such as Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-spe...

U.S. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source told CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-spe...

I finally feel seen by this Onion news article theonion.com/man-torn-ove...

#BREAKING - Secretary of the Navy out at Navy

New at @cbsnews.com - Iran's military more capable than Trump administration is publicly acknowledging, sources say www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-mo...

From the @cbsnews.com national security team: Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's arm for military intelligence, assessed that China was weighing whether to provide Tehran with advanced radar systems. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-inte...

Trump aide Sebastian Gorka signals he's interested in top counterterrorism post www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

From @elleewatson.bsky.social of @cbsnews.com (current as of Apr. 14, 2026) - 399 U.S. service members have been wounded in action during Operation Epic Fury. 354 have returned to duty and three are currently considered seriously wounded. Increase in WIA due to "delayed symptoms" / TBIs.

Asked to describe the degree of fortification, he responded: "I mean, I would put it in the none category. From a drone defense capability … none." Asked if this attack was preventable, the soldier added: "In my opinion, absolutely, yes." bsky.app/profile/jiml...

New at CBS News - Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself — this is a photograph of the tactical operations center struck by an Iranian drone on March 1. www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-wa...

I’m seriously trying to keep my cool. Love you @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library

I’ve received emails and messages from readers overnight regarding “Mr. Trump” in CBS News copy. When it comes to the sitting president, we use “President Trump” on first reference and “Mr. Trump” on subsequent references. No different during President Biden’s administration.

Breaking from CBS News - The second American crew member from the downed F-15E in Iran was rescued by U.S. forces Sunday morning local time, according to multiple U.S. officials. www.cbsnews.com/news/missing...

Ousted Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, told Pentagon officials in an outgoing email that U.S. soldiers deserve "courageous leaders of character," after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to step down and take immediate retirement.

Deleted this tweet as some disagreed with me posting a screenshot of an AI generated message rather than the substance of what it says. Noted for future. Now back to the important part and in my own words: the publication of a news story should not increase the risk of harm to lives during crisis.

Exclusive from our CBS News national security team: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

President Trump said all the Gold Star family members of service members killed during Operation Epic Fury told him to “finish the job” in Iran. Charles Simmons, father of Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, said he did not. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

True. Reported this earlier today.

New at CBS News - American forces join Ecuadorian troops in mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists. The mission focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, a Ecuadorian criminal organization www.cbsnews.com/news/us-comm...

New FOIA exclusive: Inspector general's report says human error, not political motive, to blame for release of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s military records - our CBS News exclusive report from last year ignited a political firestorm in the New Jersey governor's race. www.cbsnews.com/news/archive...