June 4, 2026

US Sued for Wrongful Deaths

Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful US military campaign.”

Longer Military Obligations Considered for Academies

Service Academies

Senators are looking to extend the eight-year service obligation for graduates of US service academies, noting a 20 percent cost hike per graduate since the obligations were last adjusted in 1996.

Hospital Ship Comfort Heading to Puerto Rico

Comfort

The hospital ship Comfort will deploy along with increased federal and military aid for Puerto Rico,