Jim LaPorta
@jimlaporta.bsky.social
National Security Editor at CBS News | Marine infantryman + Afghanistan veteran
New from CBS News - Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal www.cbsnews.com/news/army-se...
Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told CBS News.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
New from CBS News - Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal www.cbsnews.com/news/army-se...
U.S. considers dropping leaflets in Venezuela as it ramps up pressure on Maduro, sources say www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-con...
U.S. considers dropping leaflets in Venezuela as it ramps up pressure on Maduro, sources say
The U.S. is considering dropping leaflets on Caracas as a kind of psychological warfare to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the talks told CBS News.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
U.S. considers dropping leaflets in Venezuela as it ramps up pressure on Maduro, sources say www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-con...
Army Sgt. Michael Verardo is being laid to rest today at @ArlingtonNatl - he experienced two separate IED attacks in Afghanistan. Despite amputations, burns, and 120 surgeries, he survived. Verardo died on Aug. 26, 2025. He’s survived by his wife and their three young daughters.
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Army Sgt. Michael Verardo is being laid to rest today at @ArlingtonNatl - he experienced two separate IED attacks in Afghanistan. Despite amputations, burns, and 120 surgeries, he survived. Verardo died on Aug. 26, 2025. He’s survived by his wife and their three young daughters.
I know this is random but I’m watching an old interview with former Defense Secretary James Mattis and they show a photo of him when he was younger. Why do I only see Tim Robinson?
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I know this is random but I’m watching an old interview with former Defense Secretary James Mattis and they show a photo of him when he was younger. Why do I only see Tim Robinson?
New at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via Jennifer Jacobs and I. x.com/jimlaporta/s...
Jim LaPorta on X: "New at @CBSNews - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via @JenniferJJacobs and I report. https://t.co/ftvBzREdyB" / X
New at @CBSNews - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via @JenniferJJacobs and I report. https://t.co/ftvBzREdyB
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November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via Jennifer Jacobs and I. x.com/jimlaporta/s...
Its been fixed. bsky.app/profile/jiml...
Because X essentially doesn’t have a help center, I’m locked out of my X account. I’m annoyed.
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Its been fixed. bsky.app/profile/jiml...
Because X essentially doesn’t have a help center, I’m locked out of my X account. I’m annoyed.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Because X essentially doesn’t have a help center, I’m locked out of my X account. I’m annoyed.
Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. 🎂🖍️
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. 🎂🖍️
Just outside the Marine Corps ball I’m attending this evening—the birthplace of the Eighth Air Force.
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just outside the Marine Corps ball I’m attending this evening—the birthplace of the Eighth Air Force.
New strike in East Pacific
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
New strike in East Pacific
Reposted by Jim LaPorta
Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
My Halloween costume has not changed in years.
October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My Halloween costume has not changed in years.
Exclusive at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - US plans "show of force" against Chinese aggression in South China Sea as Trump, Xi to meet, sources say. If the order by Indo-Pacific Command goes forward, it would be directed towards the Scarborough Shoal, the disputed atoll. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sho...
U.S. plans "show of force" against Chinese aggression in South China Sea as Trump, Xi to meet, sources say
The move, if it occurs, would be in response to China's escalating hostilities near disputed waters as Trump is poised to meet with Xi, sources say.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Exclusive at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - US plans "show of force" against Chinese aggression in South China Sea as Trump, Xi to meet, sources say. If the order by Indo-Pacific Command goes forward, it would be directed towards the Scarborough Shoal, the disputed atoll. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sho...
"The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security for our Republic." — Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in NYT Co. v. US. "The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government..."
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security for our Republic." — Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in NYT Co. v. US. "The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government..."
New at CBS News - DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a memo ordering agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph exams are feasible. The directive emphasizes the need for questions about whether members leak to the press—a callback to the Bush and Obama era. www.cbsnews.com/news/dni-tul...
DNI Tulsi Gabbard orders U.S. intel agency leaders to stem leaks
DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a directive to review polygraph policies and curb press leaks, echoing actions taken by the Bush and Obama administrations.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New at CBS News - DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a memo ordering agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph exams are feasible. The directive emphasizes the need for questions about whether members leak to the press—a callback to the Bush and Obama era. www.cbsnews.com/news/dni-tul...
Today, I watched my friend, Marine Sgt. Matthew Moores (ret.), receive his Purple Heart for wounds received in action on September 8, 2013 in Afghanistan. Afterwards, he laid a wreath on Gen. George Washington’s tomb. His citation is signed by Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.
October 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today, I watched my friend, Marine Sgt. Matthew Moores (ret.), receive his Purple Heart for wounds received in action on September 8, 2013 in Afghanistan. Afterwards, he laid a wreath on Gen. George Washington’s tomb. His citation is signed by Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.
The road spits us out in fragments. Half-burnt cigarettes & gasoline dreams. We part like thieves at dawn,
knowing the madness waits at the next stop. No goodbye is final, only postponed. Until next time….-30-
knowing the madness waits at the next stop. No goodbye is final, only postponed. Until next time….-30-
a sign that says " no signal please stand by "
ALT: a sign that says " no signal please stand by "
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October 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The road spits us out in fragments. Half-burnt cigarettes & gasoline dreams. We part like thieves at dawn,
knowing the madness waits at the next stop. No goodbye is final, only postponed. Until next time….-30-
knowing the madness waits at the next stop. No goodbye is final, only postponed. Until next time….-30-
New at CBS News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. www.cbsnews.com/news/netanya...
Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say
No one was hurt when two vessels that were part of a flotilla bound for Gaza mysteriously caught fire last month.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
New at CBS News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. www.cbsnews.com/news/netanya...
“War-ravaged Portland” sounds like the name of a new underground Indie band. But also, when I hear the term “war-ravaged” I tend to think of Aleppo during the Syrian civil war or Mariupol in the war in Ukraine. Does the White House truly believe Portland is equivalent to those locations?
October 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“War-ravaged Portland” sounds like the name of a new underground Indie band. But also, when I hear the term “war-ravaged” I tend to think of Aleppo during the Syrian civil war or Mariupol in the war in Ukraine. Does the White House truly believe Portland is equivalent to those locations?
You can reach me on Signal at jimlaportacbs.31
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
You can reach me on Signal at jimlaportacbs.31
Legal threats hang over NJ governor's race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill's military records www.cbsnews.com/news/legal-t...
Legal threats hang over NJ governor's race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill's military records
The National Archives admitted it had erred in releasing a mostly unredacted version of Mikie Sherrill's military records to an ally of her opponent.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Legal threats hang over NJ governor's race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill's military records www.cbsnews.com/news/legal-t...
A day after my son's 10th birthday, today we had to say goodbye to Ellie (AKA Eleanor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ellie Furtado) We first met in 2011 when I was still in the Marines—she a pup. She was a comfort for me when my dad died 2 hours after my son was born. She was his first dog
September 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A day after my son's 10th birthday, today we had to say goodbye to Ellie (AKA Eleanor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ellie Furtado) We first met in 2011 when I was still in the Marines—she a pup. She was a comfort for me when my dad died 2 hours after my son was born. She was his first dog
Reposted by Jim LaPorta
A government report released Friday on sexual abuse in high school Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs estimated that dozens, and potentially hundreds, of instructors have been accused of sexually abusing or harassing students in the past five years.
Sexual Misconduct by J.R.O.T.C. Instructors Is Pervasive, Report Finds
The high school classes taught by military veterans have been under scrutiny following a Times investigation that found repeated instances of sexual predation and little oversight.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A government report released Friday on sexual abuse in high school Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs estimated that dozens, and potentially hundreds, of instructors have been accused of sexually abusing or harassing students in the past five years.