Army Reserve launches investigation into Cunningham
The U.S. Army Reserve is investigating North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham after he admitted to exchanging romantic text messages with the wife of a combat veteran. "The Army...
View ArticleJustice indicts two members of ISIS 'Beatles' cell
The Justice Department on Wednesday announced an indictment against two British citizens accused of being part of an ISIS cell that beheaded Western hostages, including Americans.El Shafee Elsheikh and...
View ArticleSenators push for Turkey sanctions after reports Ankara used Russian system...
A bipartisan pair of senators is pushing the Trump administration to sanction Turkey amid reports that it is testing a Russian-made missile defense system using U.S.-made jets.For years, U.S. lawmakers...
View ArticleSecurity journalists sue Pentagon for US troop info
Two Washington Post national security reporters on Wednesday announced they will sue the Defense Department for further details on overseas troop reductions announced by President Trump.In a column for...
View ArticleNational Guard units put on standby ahead of possible civil unrest this fall
The National Guard has put military police units on standby in two states to respond to any potential civil unrest following violent protests across the country this summer, Pentagon officials...
View ArticleQatar submits request to to buy US F-35 fighter jets: report
Qatar's government is reportedly asking the Pentagon for permission to purchase a number of F-35 fighter jets.Multiple sources familiar with the proposed deal told Reuters that the Qatari government...
View ArticleCOVID-19 sparks national security concerns with top brass in quarantine
The quarantining of most of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coming on the heels of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, is raising fears that U.S. adversaries might seek to exploit a perceived weakness.Few...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Two ISIS 'Beatles' indicted in US | Army Reserve...
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View ArticleNo. 2 Marine general tests positive for COVID-19
The Marine Corps announced Wednesday that its assistant commandant tested positive for COVID-19, days after most of the military's top officials began quarantining following possible exposure to the...
View ArticleTwo members of ISIS 'Beatles' cell arrive in US, appear at court...
Two alleged members of the “Beatles” Islamic State cell indicted earlier Wednesday have arrived in the U.S. for trial, Justice Department officials said.Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who...
View ArticlePence: 'Slanders' against Trump on armed forces 'absurd'
Vice President Pence in Wednesday night's vice presidential debate defended President Trump from allegations that he has disparaged the military and U.S. soldiers killed in action.“The slanders against...
View ArticlePence targets Biden over ISIS hostages, brings family of executed aid worker...
Vice President Pence invoked slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller on Wednesday as he sought to tout what he described as President Trump’s foreign policy accomplishments in his debate against Sen. Kamala...
View ArticleWhite House adviser says troops in Afghanistan to be reduced to 2,500 in 2021
President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said Wednesday that the U.S. would scale back its troop presence in Afghanistan to 2,500 by the beginning of 2021.“When President Trump took...
View ArticleKardashian West uses star power to pressure US on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Reality television star and criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian West is pushing for President Trump to do more to support Armenia amid an outbreak of fierce fighting with its neighbor and...
View ArticlePentagon scrambles to retrace steps after White House COVID-19 outbreak
The Pentagon is retracing the steps of its top brass after a positive coronavirus case among senior officials forced Defense Department heads into quarantine.News of Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm....
View ArticleTrump suggests Gold Star families could have infected him
President Trump suggested during an interview Thursday that he could have caught the coronavirus from Gold Star families who recently visited the White House."I figured there would be a chance that I...
View ArticleTrump official to attend unveiling of painting honoring ISIS victim Kayla...
President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, is scheduled to attend the unveiling of a painting today honoring slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller, according to ABC15 Arizona. The painting...
View ArticleTrump's new Iran sanctions raise alarm over humanitarian access
The Trump administration on Thursday announced sweeping new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting at least 18 banks in a move that critics say will hamper humanitarian assistance during the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon retracing steps of top officials after positive...
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View ArticleTrump throws curveball on Afghan troop levels
Washington scrambled Thursday to make sense of President Trump’s plans for Afghanistan after he said all U.S. troops “should” be “home by Christmas.”The suggestion, delivered in a Wednesday evening...
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