White House, Congress near deal to give 12 weeks paid parental leave to all...
The White House and Congress have reached a tentative agreement to grant 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all federal workers, according to a congressional source, in what would be a historic deal.A...
View ArticleUS military believes unarmed drone shot down by Russian defenses near Libyan...
U.S. military officials believe that the unmanned American drone that went missing near Libya's capital late last month was shot down by Russian air defenses.Reuters reported Saturday that U.S. Africa...
View ArticleSaudi suspect in base attack hosted dinner party to watch mass shooting...
A U.S. official says that Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi aviation officer who killed three people and wounded more Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, hosted a dinner party the night before to...
View ArticleNorth Korea's UN ambassador: Denuclearization is off the table
North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations said Saturday that denuclearization talks with the U.S. are off the table."We do not need to have lengthy talks with the US now and the denuclearization...
View ArticleUS defense secretary can't label US base attack 'terrorism' at...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that he is not characterizing a Friday attack on a U.S. naval air base as terrorism at this time. Asked whether he could definitively call the incident, in...
View ArticleMinnesota National Guard names victims of helicopter crash
The Minnesota National Guard on Saturday identified the three people who were killed Thursday in a Black Hawk helicopter crash. Thee three people are Chief Warrant Officer 2 James A. Rogers Jr., 28;...
View ArticleFBI identifies Pensacola shooter as Saudi Royal Saudi Air Force second...
The FBI on Saturday night officially identified the suspect in a Friday shooting at a naval air base in Florida as a Saudi Royal Air Force second lieutenant. The FBI's Jacksonville branch told The Hill...
View ArticleNavy identifies Pensacola shooting victims
The Navy on Saturday identified the three people who were killed in a shooting at a naval air base in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday. The three people who were killed in the incident are Ensign Joshua...
View ArticlePensacola shooter bought gun legally: report
The gunman who officials say killed three sailors at the naval base in Pensacola, Fla. bought the gun used in the attack legally, CNN reported Sunday. Saudi military officer Mohammed Alshamrani, who...
View ArticleDocuments show US leaders misled public on progress in Afghanistan War: report
Senior U.S. officials knowingly lied to the public about their progress throughout the 18-year war in Afghanistan, consistently painting a rosier picture of the state of the war than they knew to be...
View ArticleUS to ask UN Security Council to discuss recent North Korean missile launches
The Trump administration this week plans to ask the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea’s recent missile launches and “the possibility of an escalatory” provocation from the isolated...
View ArticleMilitary bases increase security after shootings in Hawaii, Florida
U.S. Military bases are stepping up security following two shootings within the past two weeks.U.S. Northern Command said in a statement Sunday that "random security measures" would be increased at...
View ArticleImpeachment, Ukraine, Syria and warheads color Washington visit by top...
President Trump is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, as his administration walks a fine line of preserving relations with Moscow in the face of...
View ArticleGillibrand demands hearing following release of 'Afghanistan Papers'
Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Monday called for the panel to hold a hearing to investigate U.S. strategy in the 18-year Afghanistan War following a damning report...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Bombshell report reveals officials misled public over...
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View ArticleLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal
House and Senate negotiators on Monday released an agreement for the massive annual defense policy bill that would give federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave in exchange for creating...
View ArticleDefense bill includes fix for military families' survivor benefits
The House-Senate defense bill agreement released by lawmakers Monday night includes a provision that would allow military families to receive more money in survivor benefits.The conference report on...
View ArticleSouth Korea: North tested rocket engine
South Korea's Defense Minister on Tuesday said that a recent test at a North Korean rocket liftoff site was a rocket engine, as the Trump administration exhibits concern about the possibility of...
View ArticleBolton rips Trump administration's move to block UN meeting on North Korea
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday appeared to criticize the administration's refusal to support a United Nations (UN) meeting on North Korea's human rights abuses. "Maximum...
View ArticleUS sending 20,000 troops to Europe for largest exercises since Cold War
The United States will send 20,000 troops to Europe in May for the biggest military exercises on the continent since before the fall of the Berlin Wall, according to Reuters.U.S. Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin...
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