House panel calls for Afghanistan envoy to testify about deal with Taliban,...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called on President Trump's special envoy to Afghanistan to testify this month on the proposed peace plan with the...
View ArticleTwo sisters become generals in first for Army
Two sisters have obtained the rank of general for the first time in the history of the U.S. Army.USA Today reported that Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett, 53, and sister Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi, 51, hoth reached...
View ArticleRepublicans grumble over Trump shifting military funds to wall
GOP lawmakers are grumbling over President Trump’s redirection of funds from military construction projects in their states and districts to his promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.Their uneasiness...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: GOP grumbles after Trump delays military projects for wall...
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View ArticleTaliban strikes third Afghan province in a week as US envoy visits Qatar to...
Taliban forces struck a third provincial capital in Afghanistan in seven days on Friday when militants briefly seized an army recruiting center in Farah, according to local officials.The Associated...
View ArticleDefense chief calls on European allies to be wary of China's...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called on U.S. allies in Europe to be wary of Chinese investments while blasting Russia for violating arms control rules and for its aggression in Europe.The Associated...
View ArticleSenate to start work on funding bills with shutdown deadline looming
Senators are set to start work on their fiscal 2020 government funding bills with only weeks to go until the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on...
View ArticlePentagon identifies soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified the U.S. service member that was killed by a Taliban bombing earlier this week in Afghanistan.Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, of Morovis, Puerto Rico, was killed on...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Lawmakers returning to funding work | Esper tells allies...
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View ArticleHomeland Security Republican accuses Navy of withholding UFO info
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is accusing the Navy of withholding information regarding reports of encounters with unidentified aircraft.Walker,...
View ArticleHarris unveils plan to offer health care, housing assistance to over 500K...
White House hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday unveiled a new plan to expand veterans’ access to health care and provide housing assistance to over half a million former service...
View ArticleThree Navy SEAL leaders fired for 'breakdown' in discipline
Three team leaders of the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Team 7 have been relieved of duty following reported allegations of sexual assault and drinking while deployed in Iraq.A defense official told NBC News...
View ArticleTop Iranian official: EU has not met nuclear deal obligations
A top Iranian official said Sunday that European countries who are part of the 2015 nuclear deal have not met their obligations, one day after Tehran said it had breached part of the pact....
View ArticleIran: Oil tanker sought by US unloaded cargo on Mediterranean coast
An Iranian oil tanker that was wanted by the U.S. docked somewhere along the Mediterranean coast, an Iranian official reportedly said.“The Adrian Darya oil tanker finally docked on the Mediterranean...
View ArticleUN watchdog: Iran moving forward with advanced centrifuges
The United Nation's atomic watchdog agency said Monday that Iran is moving forward with plans to use more advanced centrifuges in a development that would further breach the country's 2015 nuclear deal...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it's open to restarting nuclear negotiations with US in...
A North Korean official said Monday that the country is willing to restart denuclearization negotiations with the United States later this month if the Trump administration presents satisfactory new...
View ArticleTrump: Peace talks with Taliban 'dead'
President Trump said Monday that peace talks with the Taliban are “dead as far as I’m concerned.”Trump also defended his initial decision to set up the secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump says Taliban talks 'dead' after canceled...
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View ArticleNorth Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: report
North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency has reported.The news agency said that South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launches, which took...
View ArticleTaliban talks 'dead' after Trump's surprise Camp David plan
Peace talks with the Taliban are “dead,” President Trump said Monday, following a roller-coaster weekend that saw Trump reveal and then cancel a planned Camp David summit with Taliban leaders.“They’re...
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