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The article reports on how U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher has gained the favor of U.S. President Donald Trump despite being accused of war crimes. Topics mentioned include photographs of Gallagher in Iraq in 2017 holding a dead captive up by the hair, the response of military officers to the way Trump handled Gallagher's case, and thoughts from Rear Admiral Collin Green about the Gallagher case.

The article reports that on November 15, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump has cleared Edward Gallagher, Clint Lorance and Mathew L. Goltsteyn, members of the armed services who have been accused or convicted of war crimes. Topics covered include the highlights of the statement released by the White House regarding the decision of Trump, how the commander in chief uses his power as an arbiter of military justice and the reason that top military leader have pushed back against clearing the cases.

The article reports on scandals faced by the Navy SEAL teams and how its leader Rear Admiral Collin P. Green plans to curb the teams. Topics discussed include the move by Green to fire two key leaders and to admit that the Navy has an ethics problem and President Donald Trump's intervention in the case of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, who was charged with shooting civilians, murdering a captive Islamic state fighter and other crimes.

The article reports that president Donald Trump has indicated consideration of pardons for American military members accused of war crimes, murder and desecration of corpse and mentions expedition request has been made by the president.

The article reports that transgender troops such as airman Sterling Crutcher are seen as burden by administration of president Donald Trump and mentions that several transgender are serving in the American military.

The article reports on decision of U.S. president Donald Trump to withdraw American military troops from Syria and mentions that Turkish forces hostile to the Kurds could sweep in from north.

The article reports on the consideration being made by U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump about hiring Republican Representative Jeff Miller from Florida, the critic of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.), to manage the agency. It states that Miller has criticized the V.A. for failing to implement changes to reduce wait times and dismiss employees who hid delays. It mentions the plan of Trump for the betterment of the agency.

The article discusses the U.S. TV presidential election forum on September 7, 2016 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan featuring Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump with host Matt Lauer. Topics include the approval rating for President Vladimir V. Putin in Russia according to Lauer, Clinton's bragging on her experience as secretary of state, and Trump's thrust for veterans' job creation.

The article offers the insights of Tayyib Rashid, U.S. Marine veteran, on the acceptance given to him by his colleagues for his Islam religion during his service in the Marine. Topics mentioned include his views on the proposed policies by 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump for Muslims, the support of the U.S. Military Academy to Captain Nadi Kassim, and the social conditions of Muslims in the U.S.

The article discusses the medical exemption for the draft of the U.S. 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump during the Vietnam War due to heel spurs, which the author contends is draft evasion. The article often references records from the U.S. Selective Service system.

The article reports that there are people inside U.S.President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach estate who offers advice to Department of Veterans Affairs and are known as Mar-aLago crowd and reports that despite the department's new secretary Robert L. Wilkie, the Mar-aLago advises the President.

The article announces the plan of U.S. president Donald Trump to nominate the acting secretary of the government department U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie as the head of the department.

The article discusses the impact of Veterans Choice Act on the career of defense physicians, policies of the president of U.S. Donald Trump related to Veterans Affairs department, and firing of Veterans Affairs secretary David J. Shulkin from his post by Trump.

The article discusses the condition of the transgender veterans in U.S. after the implementation of the ban planned by the president of U.S. Donald Trump. Topics include the medical appointments of the veterans, the investments of the U.S. government on the military troops, and the national security of the state.

The article announces the nomination of the U.S. veterans health care system's head David J. Shulkin by President-elect Donald Trump to become the secretary of veterans affairs.

The article focuses on the veteran's group in U.S. asking President elect Donald J. Trump to keep President Barack Obama's selected secretary of veterans affairs Robert A. McDonald in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The article discusses how U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump avoided being drafted and sent to the war in Vietnam. Topics covered include total of five deferment received by Trump during the Vietnam War, deferment received by Trump in 1968 because of bone spurs in his heels, his student deferment, Trump's failure to provide any evidence about his military service and question on the sacrifice made by Trump for his country.

The article reports on the move by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper in November 2019 to demand the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer due to his alleged malicious conduct over the case of elite soldier, Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who is involved in a war crimes case. In his resignation letter, Spencer cited his misunderstanding with President Donald Trump as the reason. Also cited is Trump's nomination of ambassador Kenneth Braithwaite as Spencer's replacement.

The article reports on the alleged claims by U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer and SEALS Commander, Rear Admiral Collin Green, that they will resign if President Donald Trump intervenes in the war crimes case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher. Also cited are Trump's tweet expressing support to Gallagher, Trump's reversal of the demotion meted to Gallagher, and Trump's tweet calling for Gallagher's reinstatement when he was ejected from his unit.

The article reports on accusations facing Ronny L. Jackson, a nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Jackson was accused of overseeing a hostile work environment, improperly dispensing prescription drugs and working while drank. President Donald Trump defended Jackson from the allegations.

The article reports on the arguments between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joseph Biden over the issue of climate change. In one case, Biden has called the president a climate arsonist while on the other hand, the president states that science does not know what is actually happening. When the president visited California and was confronted by the state's governor, he insisted that the wildfire crisis is due to poor forest management.

The article reports on a ground and air assault launched by the Turkish military against a Syrian militia that has been a U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on October 9, 2019. The assault was initiated days after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to the operation. According to the Rojava Information Center, at least seven people were killed in the attacks.

The article reports that the request of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to allow it to bar most transgender people from serving in the military was granted by the Supreme Court. Topics discussed include decision of the administration of former President Barack Obama on transgender military service, view of lawyers on the Trump administration's policy, and remarks from Jennifer L. Levi, director of the Transgender Rights Project of GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders.

The article offers the authors' insights on the reactions of several families of slain military service members regarding the statements and phone calls of U.S. President Donald Trump during a tragic time.

The article discusses various topics related to the U.S. presidential election day on November 8, 2016. Topics include voting for Republican candidates, including presidential nominee Donald J. Trump by voter Robert Richardson; views of voter Patricia Estrada on the need of equal opportunity; and views of people on supporting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.