The call from Democratic veterans in Congress highlights the federal law that dictates the conduct of members of the military ...

Six Democrat veterans in Congress release 'Don't Give Up the Ship' video telling military members they can refuse unlawful ...

As Maj. Keith Petty, then an Army judge advocate, explained in an excellent summary of the law in a 2016 piece in Just Security, this is called the “manifestly unlawful” test, and — as Petty described ...

Colo., discusses his role in a video of congressional Democrats urging military members to defy illegal orders on ‘The Story: ...

In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The ...

The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Having rebranded the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the president is ...

Thomas Gift does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The alarm bells went off when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has rebranded himself the Secretary of War, came for the military lawyers months ago. But they are still ringing now, and getting ...

The U.S. gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war ...