Pentagon report: Russia working with Taliban, others to 'expedite a US...
Russia is working with the Taliban, Afghan government and others with interests in Afghanistan to hasten a U.S. military withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon said in a report released...
View ArticlePompeo pushes back on Russian bounty reports
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused journalists of spreading misinformation related to reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-backed fighters to kill U.S. service members in...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to ban Confederate flag at Pentagon property
The House Armed Services Committee has approved an amendment to ban the display of the Confederate battle flag on all Pentagon property.The measure was approved Wednesday without debate by voice vote...
View ArticleRubio looks to defense bill to block offshore drilling, but some fear it...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is turning to a must-pass defense bill as a way to block offshore drilling off the coast of Florida, but fellow drilling opponents worry his amendment opens the door for the...
View ArticleWesley Clark says Trump not serving in Vietnam 'might have been for the...
Former U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark said President Trump dodging the draft during the Vietnam War “might have been for the best” in light of reports that he was aware of intelligence that Russia paid...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: House panel votes to ban Confederate flag on all Pentagon...
Programming note: Overnight Defense will be taking a break for the Fourth of July holiday. We will return Monday, July 6. Have a happy and safe Independence Day!Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight...
View ArticleGOP senator calls for Russian bounties briefing after reviewing intelligence
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said on Wednesday that after reading classified intelligence he believes the Trump administration should brief the Senate on reports that Russians offered bounties to...
View ArticleSenate rejects Paul proposal on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
The Senate on Wednesday rejected an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to include a proposal on withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in a mammoth defense policy bill. Senators voted 60-33 to table...
View ArticleHouse postpones testimony from key Pompeo aide about IG firing
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has postponed the testimony of Brian Bulatao, the undersecretary of State for management, which was scheduled for Thursday. The committee was scheduled to hold a...
View ArticleAfghan contractor delivered Russian cash to the Taliban to target US...
Afghan contractor Rahmatullah Azizi was named in a U.S. intelligence report as one of the key middlemen who delivered cash from Russia’s GRU to the Taliban to target American troops, The New York Times...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to limit Trump's Germany withdrawal
The House Armed Services Committee has approved a bipartisan amendment seeking to constrain President Trump’s ability to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany.The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
View ArticleHouse Armed Services votes to make Pentagon rename Confederate-named bases in...
The House Armed Services Committee has approved an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would require the Pentagon to strip Confederate names from bases and other property within one...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to constrain Afghan drawdown, ask for assessment on...
The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to put roadblocks on President Trump’s ability to withdraw from Afghanistan, including requiring an assessment on whether any country has offered...
View ArticleHouse panel votes against curtailing Insurrection Act powers after heated debate
The House Armed Services Committee has voted against limiting presidential authority under the Insurrection Act, the law President Trump threatened to invoke to deploy active-duty troops in response to...
View ArticleHouse panel approves $740.5B defense policy bill
The House Armed Services Committee has unanimously approved its version of a mammoth defense policy bill.The committee voted 56-0 to approve the $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
View ArticleDuckworth to block military confirmations until Esper proves Vindman will be...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced Thursday that she is blocking the Senate confirmation of 1,123 senior U.S. Armed Forces promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms that he is not...
View ArticleSenate nixes proposal limiting Energy Department's control on nuclear...
The Senate on Thursday nixed a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have limited the Department of Energy’s (DOE) control over a nuclear security agency's budget. The...
View ArticleMilley confirms soldiers deployed to DC amid unrest were given bayonets
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley confirmed that soldiers who were deployed to Washington to quell the protests over George Floyd’s death were given bayonets, The Associated Press...
View ArticleAttorney of missing Fort Hood soldier's family says she was killed in...
An attorney representing the family of a Fort Hood soldier who was found dead on the base said Thursday that a fellow soldier killed her in the armory before dismembering her body.CNN reported Thursday...
View ArticleNavy conducts exercises in South China Sea during Chinese military drills
Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers conducted exercises Saturday in disputed waters of the South China Sea at the same time that China carried out controversial military drills in the region.The Navy...
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