Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week
A top Pentagon intelligence official will soon leave the building, the fourth key defense official to announce their resignation within a week.Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for...
View ArticleOtto Warmbier's mom urges Trump not to accept 'bad deal' as...
Cindy Warmbier, whose son Otto Warmbier died in 2017 after being returned to America from a North Korean prison in a vegetative state, on Wednesday urged President Trump not to accept a “bad deal” with...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: House poised for historic vote to impeach Trump | Fifth...
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View ArticleFifth Pentagon official announces resignation in seven days
The Defense Department’s senior adviser for international cooperation earlier this week left the Pentagon, marking the fifth top official in seven days to leave or announce their departure.Ambassador...
View ArticleSenate sends $1.4 trillion spending package to Trump
The Senate on Thursday passed a $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year, averting a second government shutdown in 2019.Senators broke the package into...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senate sends $1.4T spending bill to Trump | Lawmakers fail...
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View ArticleBiden says he pushed back on Obama adminisration over Afghanistan
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday night said he pushed back on the Obama administration’s surge of troops in Afghanistan beginning in 2009, calling nation building a mistake and...
View ArticleUS watching North Korea closely for possible 'Christmas surprise'...
The U.S. is watching North Korea for indications of a possible "Christmas surprise" missile test, The Associated Press reported on Friday.The wire service reported that Defense Secretary Mark Esper and...
View ArticleSenate removes 'white nationalist' from measure to screen military...
A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at keeping white nationalists out of the U.S. military was stripped of the phrase “white nationalists” before it was sent to the White...
View ArticleChairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff pushes back on Afghanistan reports
The military’s top uniformed official pushed back on last week’s reports that found that the Pentagon for years lied about progress in the 18-year Afghanistan War, calling the findings a...
View ArticleInvestigation finds no racist intent behind OK hand signals at Army-Navy game
West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen accused of flashing a “white power”-linked hand sign on television last week were instead playing a popular prank among teenagers known as the “circle...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump poised to sign defense policy bill | Defense...
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View ArticleTrump signs defense bill creating Space Force
President Trump signed the annual defense policy bill Friday night, establishing his much-touted Space Force and giving federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave.Trump signed the National Defense...
View ArticleAt least 10 percent of US bomb-sniffing dogs sent to Jordan died from...
The State Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more U.S. bomb-sniffing dogs than previously known had died overseas due to mistreatment.The OIG in September published a report that...
View ArticleState Department 'concerned' about situation in Libya as conflict...
The State Department on Saturday expressed concern about the escalation of a conflict in Libya amid the reported presence of Russian mercenaries. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a...
View ArticleSatellite photos show North Korea expanding factory linked to long-range...
Satellite images show that North Korea has expanded a facility linked to long-range nuclear missile production, according to an analysis given to NBC News. A temporary structure that accommodates a...
View ArticlePentagon exodus extends 'concerning,' 'baffling' trend of...
The Pentagon has seen an exodus of top officials this month, prompting concerns from lawmakers and experts alike as the Defense Department struggles to fill roles ahead of a contentious election year...
View ArticleBolton says he doesn't think Trump admin 'really means it' on...
Former national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview Sunday that he doubts that President Trump "really means it" when he says his administration will stop North Korea from developing...
View ArticleTrump faces pivotal year with Russia on arms control
The coming year is poised to be pivotal for U.S.-Russia arms control talks. New START, the last major treaty constraining the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, is set to expire in early 2021. That...
View ArticleUS soldier dies in Taliban-claimed attack
A U.S. soldier died in combat on Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement. The U.S. military announced the service member’s death without providing details. The name of the service...
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