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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

Michelle R. Smith

Part of a tattoo reading 'Yeshua,' Jesus' name in Hebrew, and another reading 'Deus Vult' can be seen on the arm of Pete Hegseth in a video he posted to Instagram in May 2020. (Instagram video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 16, 2024, 8:03 am
Trump Pentagon pick flagged in 2021 as potential insider threat for extremist-linked tattoo
Hegseth’s fellow service member sent warning over ‘Deus Vult’ bicep tattoo linked to white supremacists; Fox host previously said was unfairly labeled as extremist for chest marking
By TARA COPP, Michelle R. Smith and JASON DEAREN
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn speaks at the Women for America First March for Trump Rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
October 18, 2022, 3:05 pm
Former White House adviser goes grassroots to spread Christian nationalism
Retired US general Michael Flynn, who held high-ranking defense posts under Obama and Trump, teams up with white supremacist Proud Boys to defeat ‘woke’ liberal local politics
By Michelle R. Smith
A person pays his respects at a makeshift memorial outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, May 15, 2022. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)
May 22, 2022, 1:41 pm
Mass shootings, COVID-19: Do Americans have high tolerance for large death tolls?
Many decry what they see as apathy to number of fatalities in US over past two years, including over 1 million coronavirus deaths, lament lack of policy response
By Michelle R. Smith
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., departs after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial to a 'Defeat the Mandates' rally in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP)
January 25, 2022, 9:44 pm
RFK Jr. apologizes for Anne Frank comparison at anti-vaccine rally
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says he’s ‘truly and deeply sorry’ for saying at Washington event that people were more free under Hitler’s regime than today
By Michelle R. Smith
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pauses as he delivers his speech, during a protest against the COVID-19 vaccination green pass in Milan, Italy, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
December 16, 2021, 1:47 pm
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built a dangerous anti-vaxx juggernaut amid COVID-19
Ex-US president’s nephew rakes in funding and followers by peddling dangerous and false narrative about vaccines; experts say operation targets Black community
By Michelle R. Smith
Former US president Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters in New York, on August 20, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/File)
October 14, 2021, 10:45 pm
Bannon defies congressional January 6 subpoena, risking contempt charge
Political strategist refuses to give panel documents and testimony about his interactions with former president Trump before the deadly siege of the Capitol
By Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK, Jill Colvin and Michelle R. Smith
In this April 7, 2021, file photo, cemetery workers wearing protective gear lower the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 into a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AP/Andre Penner, File)
April 10, 2021, 11:59 am
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Brazil this week becomes 2nd country after US to report a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths that exceeded 4,000
By Michelle R. Smith
Supporters of then US president Donald Trump in Washington, January 6, 2021. (John Minchillo/AP)
January 18, 2021, 7:55 am
Former Trump campaign aides played key roles in organizing Washington rally
Several ex-officials have since scrambled to distance themselves from the Women for America First event which spawned the Capitol assault; some purge their social media accounts
By Richard Lardner and Michelle R. Smith
US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens as Republican Senator Jerry Moran on Kansas, not shown, speaks during their meeting on Capitol Hill, October 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)
October 7, 2020, 11:11 pm
US Supreme Court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group
Old directory pages for South Bend branch of People of Praise lists Amy Coney Barrett, who has refused to discuss her ties to the Christian group
By Michelle R. Smith and Michael Biesecker
Judge Amy Coney Barrett in Milwaukee, Aug. 24, 2018. (Rachel Malehorn, rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com, via AP)
October 7, 2020, 5:26 am
US Supreme Court nominee lived in home tied to controversial Christian sect
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s choice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, resided in house owned by co-founders of People of Praise, a mysterious group accused of subjugating women
By Michael Biesecker and Michelle R. Smith
Heather Lieberman (L), 28, receives a trial COVID-19 vaccination shot from Yaquelin De La Cruz at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13, 2020. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)
September 3, 2020, 2:39 am
Trump admin tells states to be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine by Nov 1
Timeline raises concern among public health experts that vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of presidential election, rather than science
By Michelle R. Smith
A demonstrator holds a fist in the air next to a American flag with the names of Black people who have been killed by police as people demonstrate by the Lincoln Memorial on Juneteenth in Washington, June 19, 2020. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 20, 2020, 3:22 am
Amid protests for racial justice, Juneteenth gets new renown
Every major American city holds events marking holiday, which commemorates emancipation of slaves in US, as protesters’ demands begin to yield concrete results
By Mike Householder, JONATHAN MATTISE and Michelle R. Smith
In this Saturday, May 30, 2020 photo, police officers guard the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, as they hold back protesters during a rally and march over the death of George Floyd. Protests were held in US cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)
June 3, 2020, 1:02 am
Protests in top 25 US virus hotspots ignite fears of contagion
Close proximity of protesters and failures in many cases to wear masks, along with the police using tear gas, could fuel new virus transmissions, leading to possible new shutdowns
By Michelle R. Smith and NICKY FORSTER
Brooklyn Nets players during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
March 20, 2020, 9:01 am
Amid US test shortages, celebrities accused of jumping the line
With many sick looking to get scanned for coronavirus, sports stars and others draw criticism for unfair system that allows them to get checked before those with might need it more
By Michael Biesecker, Michelle R. Smith and Tim Reynolds
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg waves after speaking at a campaign event in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2020. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
February 25, 2020, 12:01 pm
Years of largesse give Bloomberg his own political machine
For years people have relied on his money to win elections, change laws, fund research and pay for signature municipal and education programs, and now they are endorsing him
By RYAN J. FOLEY and Michelle R. Smith
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