Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
@CNN correspondent covering the Pentagon and national security. [email protected]. Signal: Natashabertrand.12
"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…
Roughly 700 active-duty US Marines who were mobilized last month to respond to protests in Los Angeles are being sent home from the mission, the Pentagon said Monday. More via @halbritz 👇cnn.com/2025/07/21/pol…
The Air Force confirmed that a 52 bomber was performing a flyover of the North Dakota State Fair Friday evening and said it is “looking into” reports of a close call with a Delta regional jet… cnn.com/2025/07/20/us/…
Breaking News: Israeli troops killed more than 60 Palestinians after crowds gathered near a border crossing where aid trucks enter, Gaza officials said. nyti.ms/3GRuuTp
Summary of Pres Trump’s truth social posts last night via @playbookdc
“I would like to see where I assaulted an officer, and if that’s true, why wasn’t I charged?” he said. “They could lie all they want. That’s not what happened.” cnn.com/2025/07/19/us/…
What this includes: 10 US nationals are on their way back to the US, 252 Venezuelans detained in an El Salvadoran prison were sent back to Venezuela & dozens of Venezuelan political prisoners were released.
Trump administration completes large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela, w/ @KristenhCNN @priscialva cnn.com/2025/07/18/pol…
“The upshot is that an octogenarian Air Force retiree who spent half a century in his nation’s service was not allowed to attend a party for a dog he essentially donated to the government and named after his dead wife” theatlantic.com/national-secur…
"At least 105 members of the deployment sought counseling from behavioral health officers, and at least one company commander and one battalion commander who objected to the mission were reassigned to work unrelated to the mobilization, the Guard officers said. Some troops became…
BREAKING The Wall Street Journal has reviewed a book put together for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, as part of that book a letter was submitted by Donald Trump. Trump’s letter features a drawing of a naked woman and this text which imagines a conversation between Trump and…
Hello from Wiesbaden where yesterday I spoke w/ Ukraine’s drone forces commander Maj. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, who stressed the need for NATO to better incorporate drones into defense strategy & said putting trust in Putin is “not respectful to yourself” —> cnn.com/2025/07/16/pol…
NEWS: US assessment finds American strikes destroyed 1/3 Iranian nuclear sites Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran's nuke program that would've lasted weeks @NBCNews w @glubold @ckubeNBC @katiadoyl @dandeluce @carolelee nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
The US and NATO are working with Germany to get additional Patriot missile systems to Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” the senior US military commander in Europe and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe said Thursday. “Preparations are underway, we're working very closely with…
NEW - footage shows #Israel’s strike just now at the entrance door to #Syria’s Defense Ministry, caught on live TV.
The Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire theatlantic.com/health/archive…
As we were covering this story, my team & I were attacked by Israeli settlers. The back window of our vehicle was smashed, but we managed to escape unharmed. This is just a sliver of the reality many Palestinians face in the West Bank amid rising settler violence.
Saif Musallat was just 20 years old. He owned an ice cream shop with his dad in Tampa. On Friday, Israeli settlers beat him to death, according to his family. Our interview with his heartbroken father & his quest for justice: cnn.com/2025/07/14/wor…
Trump says he will put 100% tariffs on Russia if there is no ceasefire deal in 50 days
Trump announces that the US will be sending weapons to NATO that they will pay for, and “NATO may choose to have some of them sent to other countries” (i.e. Ukraine) NATO SecGen Mark Rutte says Trump told him about this decision on Thursday.
“Sara followed steps to legally migrate to the United States and does not have a criminal record. The Colombian national was in the midst of obtaining her permanent residency, a lengthy process.” abc7ny.com/post/ice-detai…
