Foreign spying comes under new scrutiny from lawmakers
Washington policymakers are growing increasingly worried about the threat of high-tech foreign surveillance, a development complicated by U.S. spy agencies' use of similar technologies.Lawmakers are...
View ArticleCorker warns Trump against recognizing Crimea annexation
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is sending a veiled warning to President Trump, arguing he shouldn't recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea."Recognizing Crimea as...
View ArticlePentagon denies audit of troops stationed in Germany is in anticipation of...
A Pentagon spokesman on Monday pushed back on suggestions that a new Defense Department-initiated audit of U.S. troops stationed in Germany is in anticipation of potential orders from the White House...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo to visit Pyongyang July 5 | White House says US,...
Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: The White House...
View ArticleTrump demands NATO allies increase their financial contributions
President Trump reportedly wrote letters to a number of leaders of NATO-member nations, criticizing them for failing to live up to their spending obligations toward the international alliance.The New...
View ArticleAir Force cancels flight tests for light-attack aircraft after crash
The Air Force is ending flying tests for two light-attack aircraft following a June 22 crash that killed a Navy pilot, Defense News reported.Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the service's top uniformed...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump demands NATO allies boost defense spending | Air...
Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: President Trump...
View ArticleEx-military officials sign on to oppose Trump’s transgender troops ban
Nearly three dozen retired military officers and national security officials are speaking out against President Trump’s ban on transgender people joining the military, pressing a federal appeals court...
View ArticleTrump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit
Strains in the U.S.-European relationship are peaking just as President Trump prepares to face allies at this month’s critical NATO summit.Trump has repeatedly complained that members aren’t meeting...
View ArticleTrump administration extends special immigration status for Yemen citizens in US
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced the extension of a special immigration status for citizens of Yemen living in the United States.About 1,250 Yemeni nationals are covered by the...
View ArticleState Dept pushes back on suggestion it's softening stance on North Korea
The State Department on Thursday brushed off suggestions that the Trump administration has eased off North Korea as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to the isolated nation, The Associated Press...
View ArticleArmy discharging some immigrant recruits: report
The U.S. Army has begun quietly discharging some immigrant members, a move that could put those members' immigration status at risk, The Associated Press reported Thursday.Immigration attorneys told...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit | Trump officials...
Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: Strains in the...
View ArticleForeign Affairs Dems request North Korea hearing
A trio of Democrats is asking the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to hold a hearing on reports North Korea is increasing its weapons production even as denuclearization talks with the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Uproar over report Army discharging some immigrants |...
THE TOPLINE: News that the U.S. Army has begun quietly discharging some immigrant members, despite a promise of citizenship, is causing an uproar.The Associated Press reported that more than 40...
View ArticleTwo US warships move into Taiwan Strait
Two U.S. warships traveled down the narrow Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China on Saturday, Taiwanese officials said.The Taiwanese defense ministry said in a statement that the two ships, the USS...
View ArticleNorth Korea accuses US of pushing 'gangster-like mindset' on...
North Korea accused President Trump's administration of pushing for denuclearization with a “gangster-like mindset” on Saturday, hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his talks with officials...
View ArticleEx-NATO commander: Trump right to demand NATO members pay more for defense
Former NATO Commander Adm. James Stavridis defended President Trump on Sunday, saying the president is right to call on NATO members to contribute more to defense spending.Stavridis told radio host...
View ArticleUS NATO envoy says alliance 'making progress' in defense spending
President Trump's envoy to NATO defended member states' defense spending on Sunday, saying that the alliance is "making progress.""NATO really is making progress and they are doing it really at...
View ArticleUS servicemember killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
One U.S. servicemember was killed and two others were injured in southern Afghanistan on Saturday in an apparent insider attack, NATO's Resolute Support mission said. The two wounded servicemembers are...
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