Mattis seeks to clarify remarks on suspended military exercises
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday sought to clarify statements on several suspended military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.“The Department of Defense suspended three individual military...
View ArticleTrump: 'No reason' for Korea war games right now
President Trump on Wednesday said there was “no reason” for joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises at the moment, citing ongoing discussions over North Korea’s nuclear program.“The President...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump says 'no reason' for South Korea war games...
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View ArticleWashington's Fall Agenda: Lawmakers near finish line on defense...
Congress and the White House are facing a number of important issues this fall. But the clock is ticking with the November midterms looming and the end of the year fast approaching. Here's a look at...
View ArticleConvicted leaker Reality Winner: I can’t thank Trump enough for tweet
Reality Winner, a former government contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents to a media outlet, thanked President Trump on Thursday for calling her five-year prison sentence...
View ArticleUS considers Guantanamo, Iraqi prisons for ISIS fighters captured by Syrian...
The Trump administration is considering sending hundreds of captured ISIS fighters held in Syria to an Iraqi prison or the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, NBC News reported Monday.Five U.S....
View ArticleSenators press Trump administration on Yemen civil war
A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Trump administration to adhere to a recently signed law requiring certification that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are meeting certain...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Biden honors McCain at Phoenix memorial service | US...
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View ArticleMattis extends troop border deployment through September 2019
Defense Secretary James Mattis has authorized up to 4,000 National Guard troops to remain deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border until next fall, according to the Pentagon.Mattis earlier this week gave...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: McCain honored in Capitol ceremony | Mattis extends border...
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View ArticleOutgoing US commander: Time for war in Afghanistan to end
Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan for the last 31 months, urged all sides to bring an end to the war there as he departed his post, The New York Times...
View ArticleUS announces death of ISIS leader in Afghanistan
The U.S. confirmed on Sunday that coalition forces killed the self-proclaimed leader of the Afghan branch of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).The U.S. launched an airstrike in the eastern...
View ArticleUS service member in Afghanistan killed in apparent ‘insider attack’
A U.S. service member was killed and another troop was wounded in Afghanistan on Monday in what military leaders described as an “apparent insider attack.” “The sacrifice of our service member, who...
View ArticleUS service member killed in non-combat incident in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member died Tuesday in a “non-combat related incident” in eastern Afghanistan, the military announced.No details were given, and the incident is under investigation, according to U.S....
View ArticleWhite House: Trump to meet with South Korean president at UN
President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will huddle on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month as they push North Korea to denuclearize, the White...
View ArticleTrump to chair UN Security Council meeting, Haley says
President Trump will host a United Nations Security Council meeting with foreign leaders on a “global challenge” and chair a session on an “important regional issue” when he visits the U.N. General...
View ArticleTrump warns Syria against 'reckless escalation' after attack on...
The Trump administration on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against using chemical weapons on his citizens, hours after the regime's ally, Russia, struck Idlib province, the last rebel...
View ArticleMattis calls Woodward's reporting on him 'fiction'
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday pushed back against a passage concerning him in journalist Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book, calling it “fiction” and “a product of someone's rich...
View ArticleHouse moves to begin negotiations with Senate on $675 billion defense...
The House on Tuesday moved to begin negotiations with the Senate on a Pentagon spending bill, which the upper chamber paired with a domestic appropriations measure.In its first day back from August...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Mattis dismisses Woodward's book as...
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