Nuclear command nominee sidesteps questions on arms control treaties
The admiral nominated to lead the U.S. military command in charge of nuclear weapons sidestepped questions Thursday on whether the United States should stay in a pair of treaties arms control advocates...
View ArticlePence huddles with GOP allies on Syria
Vice President Pence on Thursday huddled in the Capitol with President Trump’s top allies in the House to discuss “progress” in Syria and other national security issues, meeting participants told The...
View ArticleGOP senators briefed on administration Syria plan
A group of GOP senators were briefed at the White House on Thursday about a forthcoming Syria plan from top Pentagon officials. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters that the GOP senators were...
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View ArticleSenate Dems slam Trump for shifting funds meant to deter Russia to border wall
A group of the Senate's top Democrats on national security slammed President Trump on Friday for shifting money meant to deter Russia toward the border wall and urged him to reverse his decision. Sens....
View ArticleRussian soldier allegedly opens fire on Siberian base, killing 8
Eight people were killed when a Russian soldier allegedly opened fire at a military base in Siberia. The service member allegedly opened fire, killing two officers and six enlisted individuals, CNN...
View ArticlePentagon chief: 'Mechanized forces' to protect Syrian oil fields
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday confirmed that the United States will send some “mechanized” reinforcements into eastern Syria to protect against possible attacks by ISIS fighters on oil fields...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Esper confirms 'mechanized' forces headed to...
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View ArticlePentagon awards $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon
The Pentagon announced Friday that it has awarded its $10 billion "war cloud" computing contract to Microsoft over rival Amazon.The announcement from the Department of Defense (DOD) marked a surprising...
View ArticleTrump told Mattis to 'screw Amazon' out of Defense contract: book
A new book reportedly alleges that President Trump instructed then-Defense Secretary James Mattis to "screw Amazon" out of the opportunity to bid on a $10 billion contract in 2018.Military news outlet...
View ArticleJohn Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly on Saturday joined a chorus of bipartisan voices that have criticized President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, calling it a...
View ArticleTrump wall endangers must-pass defense bill
Talks on the annual defense policy bill are hitting a wall — President Trump's border wall.Negotiators in the House and Senate say they are struggling to reach a compromise on several issues in the...
View ArticleTrump announces death of ISIS leader in US raid
President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a U.S. military raid in northwest Syria.“Last night, the United States brought the world’s Number One terrorist...
View ArticleClapper: US can't stop worrying about ISIS after leader's death
Former National Director of Intelligence James Clapper warned Sunday that the U.S. can't "stop worrying about ISIS” after the death of the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death.Clapper, who...
View ArticleNational security adviser says ISIS leader's death marks 'great...
National security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday that the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks a "great day" for the U.S. and world. O'Brien said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he was...
View ArticlePence: 'All credit' for al-Baghdadi raid goes to Trump's...
Vice President Pence on Sunday morning called Saturday, when ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid in northern Syria, a “great day for America” and said the outcome was a testament to...
View ArticlePompeo: ISIS leader's death proof the US won't 'stop in the...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as proof that the U.S. will keep fighting to make sure the nation is safe. "Baghdadi’s demise is further...
View ArticleTop al-Baghdadi aide killed in joint US operation with Syrian Kurdish forces
A top lieutenant of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a joint operation by U.S. troops and Kurdish forces in northwestern Syria this weekend, the leader of Kurdish forces in Syria said,...
View ArticleTrump: 'Schiff is the biggest leaker in Washington'
President Trump called Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) “the biggest leaker in Washington” to explain why he did not inform the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee ahead of time about the raid that...
View ArticlePentagon: 2 suspects captured in raid that killed ISIS leader
Top Pentagon leaders on Monday released new details of the weekend raid that killed the leader of the ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, noting that the U.S. military captured two adult men in the...
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