Stripes Today
A bullet creased a Navy heart at Pearl Harbor and sparked a WWII love story
During their nearly 50 years together, Alice Darrow was fond of saying she filled the bullet-sized hole in her Navy husband’s heart from the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor with love.
Pentagon will reverse shutdown order for Stars and Stripes
The Pentagon will rescind its order for Stars and Stripes to cease publication by Sept. 30, according to an email sent to the news organization Thursday.
Ten House lawmakers urge Esper to restore funding for Stars and Stripes
A group of House lawmakers expressed “strong opposition” to a planned funding cut for the Stars and Stripes newspaper in a Wednesday letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
Trump tweets he will not allow Stars and Stripes to be shut down
President Donald Trump vowed Friday not to allow the Pentagon’s planned shutdown of Stars and Stripes, as senators this week implored Defense Secretary Mark Esper to continue funding the editorially independent news organization.
Bipartisan group of senators urges Esper to keep funding Stars and Stripes
A bipartisan group of 15 senators urged Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a letter Wednesday to maintain support for Stars and Stripes, which could be forced to stop publishing by the end of the month without Defense Department funding.
Senate passes defense bill without funding for Stars and Stripes
Funding for Stars and Stripes was not included in the Senate’s version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act passed Thursday, setting up deliberations with House members about the future of the news organization.
House committee’s version of defense bill would secure funding for Stars and Stripes
A House committee’s version of the annual defense spending bill includes $15.5 million in federal funding for Stars and Stripes after the Defense Department proposed cutting the military newspaper from its 2021 budget.