GOP lawmakers raise concerns over veterans' access to health care amid...
A group of House conservatives is arguing that Department of Veterans Affairs guidance during the coronavirus crisis could limit veterans’ access to health care in certain regions. The letter calls for...
View ArticleHouse Armed Services leaders demand briefing on reported Russian bounties on...
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee have demanded a briefing this week on reported intelligence assessments that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. and...
View ArticleWhite House says Congress will be briefed on reports of Russian bounties
Trump administration officials will brief members of Congress about intelligence regarding Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the White House confirmed on Monday.White House press...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer request US intelligence leaders brief Congress on reports of...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) requested Monday that two top U.S. intelligence leaders brief the House and Senate on news reports that Russians...
View ArticleSenators aim to limit Trump's ability to remove troops from Germany
A bipartisan group of senators is trying to place limits on President Trump's ability to remove troops from Germany unless the administration is able to meet a slew of requirements. The proposal,...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Lawmakers demand answers on reported Russian bounties for...
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View ArticleGOP senator: Congress must find out what Trump knew of Russian bounties, and...
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) says Congress needs to get to the bottom of what President Trump was told about Russia offering bounties to Taliban militants to kill coalition troops in Afghanistan, calling...
View ArticleSenators will have access to intelligence on Russian bounties on US troops
Senators will have access to intelligence documents related to reporting that Russia’s military intelligence unit, the GRU, offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The...
View ArticlePentagon: 'No corroborating evidence' yet to validate troop bounty...
The Department of Defense (DOD) said late Monday that it has not validated reported intelligence assessing that Russia offered bounties to incentivize Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces,...
View ArticleNational security adviser says Trump was not briefed on bounty intelligence,...
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Tuesday said that President Trump was not briefed on reports that Russian intelligence services offered bounties to Afghan militants for killing...
View ArticleGOP senator: Russia should be labeled state sponsor of terrorism if...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who is in a tough reelection race, says that if it’s true that Russia’s military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops then Russia...
View ArticlePentagon leaders set to testify before House panel July 9
Top Pentagon officials will testify publicly next week on the military’s response to protests over racial injustices, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday.Defense Secretary...
View ArticleHouse chairman predicts approval for 'very strong' amendment to...
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is anticipating his panel will approve a "very strong" amendment to the annual defense policy bill requiring the Pentagon to rename bases and other...
View ArticleGOP senator calls reporting on Russia bounties 'absolutely...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told reporters Tuesday that bombshell media reports that Russia’s military intelligence paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. service members is “absolutely...
View ArticleIntercepted financial data raised suspicions about Russian bounties: report
Large financial transfers intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies led to raised suspicions about Russian bounties, according to The New York Times.The Times reported on Friday that President Trump...
View ArticleTop Senate Democrats request Esper, Pompeo testify over Russian bounties reports
Top Democrats are requesting that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper testify over multiple reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked fighters to target U.S....
View ArticleMcConnell: Russia should not be admitted to G-7
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that Russia should not be readmitted to the Group of Seven (G-7), breaking with President Trump, who has repeatedly floated having Moscow...
View ArticleTrump approves Pentagon plan to move 9,500 troops out of Germany
President Trump has approved a Pentagon plan to fulfill his order to move 9,500 U.S. troops out of Germany, the Defense Department said Tuesday.Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Democrats blast Trump handling of Russian bounty intel |...
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View ArticleDemocrats expect Russian bounties to be addressed in defense bill
House Democrats expect to address the intelligence showing Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops — as well as President Trump’s handling of the issue — when they consider the...
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