Jim LaPorta
@JimLaPorta
National Security Coordinating Producer at @CBSNews
16 years ago today, Lance Cpl. Jeremy Lasher was killed in combat operations in Afghanistan. His son just recently graduated from high school.
Thousands of Afghans living in the U.S. are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with efforts to end their legal status. CBS News' @adamyamaguchi met with a veteran who is one of many stepping in to…
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa recipients are being swept up in the administration's actions impacting Afghan refugees. Now, Afghanistan veterans like Dewey Yopp are stepping in to fulfill the promise of safety they believe America made to its Afghan allies. Watch more tonight on…
New: DHS and HHS among federal agencies hacked in Microsoft Sharepoint breach — also, two sources told CBS News that SharePoint was unavailable for several hours Tuesday for users at the Defense Intelligence Agency. cbsnews.com/news/microsoft…
U.S. Air Force officials have limited use of a military-issued handgun at several facilities after a service member’s death on Sunday prompted investigations into how the weapon discharged. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Confirming @washingtonpost - Officials confirm the Pentagon’s internal watchdog has obtained evidence that encrypted messages sent from @SecDef Pete Hegseth’s Signal account included details from a classified email. DoD stands by previous statements. cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-s…
Russian military aircraft were seen flying off the coast of Alaska, marking the latest in a string of sightings. U.S. officials did not consider it a threat. cbsn.ws/44V3Wdj
Sincere question: How do you define what a lie is?
Pushing back on the near constant lies of the Fake News media is a full time job & my team is the best.
.@DanLamothe & @John_Hudson with a big scoop: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
The mission of all these new press hires at @DeptofDefense is coming into focus.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing protests and EU criticism for the first time since Russia invaded, over changes to national anti-corruption agencies. cbsn.ws/46jc4VY
The State Department said it would be investigating Harvard University's participation in a visa program for foreign students and academics, the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken targeting the Ivy League school. cbsn.ws/4f2DYId
This anonymous letter The Daily Mail describes is reportedly penned by two service members and one civilian defense department employee each with at least 20 years in the department—if that’s true, you’re saying they’re “America-last individuals”?
THE REAL HEADLINE: Anonymous America-last individuals inside the Pentagon try to subvert our great nation’s leaders from delivering on their promises! Happy to report that @SecDef will not back down on our America First agenda.
How a haunting photo of a deadly fire led to changes in Boston's fire escape regulations. cbsn.ws/40vUsCw
The Trump administration is rolling back programs that were meant to assist more than 250,000 Afghans with planned resettlement in the U.S. Many, including those who risked their lives to help Americans, could now face retribution from the Taliban. wapo.st/4lDLyLF
Envoy Steve Witkoff expected to travel to Europe to press for ceasefire and peace deal in Gaza - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/steve-wit…
The journalist who really cracked open the Epstein story —>>
The reason I took up the case is because a woman filed a lawsuit against Mr. Trump alleging he raped her when she was a teenager. At the time, (2016) Mr. Trump was running for president of the United States -- and had nominated Acosta for a top cabinet position. Acosta was the…
This is in the running for most insane thing to have said on the record this year so far. taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-polk…
A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned to avoid a B-52 bomber said it felt like going around a "sharp turn on a roller coaster." cbsn.ws/3GFxNgt