US restarts large-scale military campaign against ISIS
Joint U.S.-Kurdish forces have resumed significant military operations against ISIS in northern Syria, The New York Times reported Monday.“Over the next days and weeks, the pace will pick back up...
View ArticleFive killed in Baghdad explosions: report
Five people were reportedly killed during three explosions across Baghdad on Tuesday.Iraqi officials told The Associated Press that five people were killed and 13 were injured in the incidents. At...
View ArticleKaine threatens Senate intervention if no briefing given on Saudi Arabia...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Tuesday threatened Senate intervention if Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not provide a briefing to explain the Pentagon’s decision to send an additional 3,000 troops to...
View ArticleState Department looking into reports US weapons ended up in wrong hands in...
The State Department is looking into reports that U.S.-made weapons sent to Yemen have fallen into the hands of those against the U.S.-backed and internationally recognized government, according to a...
View ArticleSenators challenge Trump on military pardons
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are pressing the Department of Justice to answer questions about President Trump’s pardons of...
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View ArticleTrump says he stood up to the 'deep state' by intervening in war...
President Trump on Tuesday told supporters he pushed back against "the deep state" by pardoning and granting clemency to military members convicted of war crimes."I stuck up for three great warriors...
View ArticleEx-Navy secretary slams Trump's 'shocking and unprecedented...
Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Wednesday admonished President Trump for repeatedly involving himself in an internal review of a Navy SEAL whose case led to controversy and Spencer's ouster...
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View ArticleUS to pay less in NATO aid under new agreement
The Trump administration moved to cut U.S. aid to NATO this week under a new formula reportedly agreed to by ally countries.NATO and U.S. defense officials have confirmed in multiple reports that the...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires two projectiles off its east coast
North Korea fired a pair of short-range projectiles off its east coast on Thursday, the first test launch in nearly a month, South Korea's military announced.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said...
View ArticleTrump announces restart to Taliban peace talks in surprise Afghanistan visit
President Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, his first to the nation as president, to visit troops for the Thanksgiving holiday.Trump held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf...
View ArticleTaliban ready to restart peace talks after Trump visit, official says
Taliban leaders signaled Friday they are ready to resume peace talks with the U.S. following President Trump's surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan this week.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid...
View ArticleTrump back in Florida after whirlwind Afghanistan trip
President Trump arrived in Florida early Friday morning following his surprise trip to Afghanistan to see U.S. troops on Thanksgiving, his second visit to a combat zone as president and his first to...
View ArticleTaliban says it has the 'same stance' on negotiations after Trump...
The Taliban has said that it is ready for peace talks with the U.S. but also said that its position is the same as it was when talks were canceled in September, after President Trump said the militant...
View ArticleGraham, Van Hollen warn Pompeo that 'patience' on Turkey sanctions...
A bipartisan pair of senators is urging the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Turkey after it tested a missile defense system it bought from Russia.Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lindsey...
View ArticleTrump administration releases $105M in military aid for Lebanon after...
The Trump administration has released $105 million in military aid to Lebanon after months of withholding the money without explanation. The administration had withheld the money since September...
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View ArticleTrump calls Macron comments on NATO 'insulting' and 'nasty'
President Trump said Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about NATO experiencing “brain death” were “very insulting” and “nasty.”“NATO serves a great purpose,” Trump told reporters...
View ArticleBipartisan lawmakers introduce amendment affirming US commitment to military...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to counter calls for conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel by amending a resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian...
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