Senate panel to proceed with confirmation hearing for general accused of...
The Senate Armed Services Committee will proceed with having an open confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten, the nominee to be the country’s No. 2 general, who has been accused of sexual...
View ArticleSenate confirms Milley as Joint Chiefs chairman
The Senate easily confirmed Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, filling a key role at a time of global turmoil.The Senate voted 89-1 to confirm Milley as...
View Article16 Marines arrested for smuggling undocumented immigrants, drug offenses
Sixteen Marines were arrested early Thursday morning for "alleged involvement in various illegal activities," including human smuggling and drug-related offenses, according to a U.S. Marine Corps....
View ArticleGraham talks with Turkish foreign minister at Trump's request amid row...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called Turkey's foreign minister on Wednesday at President Trump’s behest amid ongoing tensions over Ankara’s decision to buy a Russian antimissile system, the senator said...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: General accused of sexual assault to get confirmation...
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View ArticleTaliban says it hopes for peace deal 'soon' with US: report
A spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Qatar on Thursday said he hopes that there is a peace deal reached with the U.S. soon.Bloomberg News reported Friday that Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, a...
View Article'City-killer' asteroid just misses earth, shocks scientists
This week, Earth had a close call with what some scientists call a "city-killer" asteroid, which, if it had made impact, would have hit the planet with 30 times the power of the atomic bomb that...
View ArticleNew York man arrested at JFK for allegedly trying to join Taliban
A man from the Bronx was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday for allegedly trying to join the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced.Delowar Mohammed Hossain, 33,...
View ArticleArmy colonel comes forward as woman accusing No. 2 general nominee of sexual...
The woman accusing Gen. John Hyten, President Trump's nominee to be the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of sexual assault publicly identified herself as Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser.In an...
View ArticleMember of SEAL Team 6 charged with impersonating someone to get nude pics:...
A member of the famed Navy SEAL Team 6 has reportedly been charged with pretending to be another person via text message to get nude photos of women. Charge documents show that Petty Officer 1st Class...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Woman accusing No. 2 general of sexual assault goes public...
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View ArticleNorth Korea may have produced 12 nuclear weapons since first Trump-Kim...
North Korea may have produced 12 nuclear weapons since the first summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday,...
View ArticleCoast Guard intercepts boat with 2,300 pounds of cocaine in open waters
U.S. Coast Guard crew members are seen in newly released video intercepting a boat that officials say was carrying about 2,300 pounds of cocaine in open waters last week.In dramatic video of the...
View ArticleU.S. and U.K. divide increases on Iran
Britain’s refusal to go along with the Trump administration’s fiery approach to recent Iranian aggression has experts and lawmakers concerned about the state of the “special relationship” between two...
View ArticleTwo US service members killed in Afghanistan
Two U.S. service members were killed Monday in Afghanistan.The soldiers were supporting the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in the country, according to a statement from the alliance.NATO provided no...
View ArticleSenate fails to override Trump veto on Saudi arms sale
The Senate on Monday failed to override President Trump's vetoes of resolutions blocking his arms deal with Saudi Arabia, marking the latest setback for critics of Riyadh.Senators voted 45-40, 45-39...
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View ArticleRussian diplomat: US may be planning to pull out of nuclear test ban treaty
A Russian diplomat said Tuesday that the United States may be planning to withdraw from the Comprehensive nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Reuters reported.“It would appear that through propaganda...
View ArticleTrump nominee for Joint Chiefs post denies sexual assault allegations
Gen. John Hyten, President Trump's nominee to be the second-highest ranking general in the military, on Tuesday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a subordinate in 2017 in his first public...
View ArticleHyten accuser: 'The bottom line is he lied about sexually assaulting...
Col. Kathryn Spletstoser, the woman accusing Gen. John Hyten of sexual assault, accused the general of lying under oath at his confirmation hearing to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on...
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