Senate Dems ask Trump to disclose financial ties to Saudi Arabia
Senate Democrats are asking President Trump and the Trump Organization to disclose any ties to Saudi Arabia, as well as freeze any potential business relationships, in the wake of the disappearance of...
View ArticleAir Force struggles to determine cost of F-22 damage from hurricane
The Air Force has yet to assign a dollar amount to repair F-22 Raptor fighter jets damaged during Hurricane Michael, in part, because the fifth-generation fighter jets are stuck in damaged hangars and...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump asks Turkey for evidence on missing journalist | Key...
Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. And if you don't get our...
View ArticleCorker: Trump administration 'clamped down' on Saudi intel,...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday that the Trump administration is restricting access to information about a missing Saudi journalist, a move that comes as President Trump has publicly echoed...
View ArticleUS to oppose no-fly zone over Korean DMZ: report
The United States is opposing a proposal by North and South Korea to create a no-fly zone above the border between the two countries, Reuters reported on Thursday.U.S. officials are concerned that the...
View ArticleWoman to lead US Army’s largest command for 1st time
Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson is the new commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), becoming the first woman to lead the largest command in the U.S. Army.Richardson previously served as deputy...
View ArticleTwo Americans wounded in attack targeting top US commander in Afghanistan
Two Americans were wounded Thursday in an attack targeting the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan that left two Afghan officials dead.A U.S. service member and a civilian were among the wounded. A...
View ArticleMattis meets with Chinese defense minister amid tensions
Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday amid rising tensions between the two nations.Mattis and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe spoke for 85 minutes on the...
View ArticleSyrian-American doctors: Raising money to lobby Trump in person led to policy...
A small group of Syrian-American doctors said their strategy to lobby President Trump in person to take a more aggressive stance on Syria in person was successful.One member of the group, Rim Albezem,...
View ArticlePentagon: We have not been asked to move troops to the border
The Pentagon on Thursday said it has not been given a request to send additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border after President Trump tweeted earlier that day that he may deploy the military to stop...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump shifts tone on Saudis | New pressure from lawmakers...
Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. And if you don't get our...
View ArticleUS general says he doesn't believe he was target of attack in Afghanistan
Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Friday he does not believe he was the target of an attack in Kandahar on Thursday that killed two Afghan officials and wounded two...
View ArticleA dozen sailors injured in helicopter crash on aircraft carrier deck
Numerous sailors were injured Friday when a Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea, according to a service statement.An MH-60 Seahawk “made an emergency...
View ArticleNavy veteran charged with sending toxic letters to Pentagon, White House
A former Navy sailor accused of sending toxin-filled letters to the Pentagon and White House was indicted on seven counts Thursday by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City.William Clyde Allen III, 39,...
View ArticleTop US Afghan commander drew his sidearm during this week's attack: report
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan reportedly drew his sidearm during the deadly attack this week on top U.S. and Afghan military leaders.A coalition member told CNN in an article published Friday...
View ArticleUS, South Korea cancel another military exercise
The U.S. and South Korea have suspended another joint military exercise on the Korean Peninsula this year to allow for more negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program, the Pentagon’s top...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: US, South Korea cancel another military exercise | Dozen...
Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. And if you don't get our...
View ArticleCorker: US must determine responsibility in Saudi journalist's death
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Friday night called on the Trump administration to draw its conclusions on the death of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate. “The story the...
View ArticleTrump administration to tell Russia that US will pull out of key arms control...
National security adviser John Bolton is preparing to inform Russian President Vladimir Putin next week that the U.S. will no longer be part of a key arms control treaty, The New York Times reported...
View ArticleRand Paul: Saudi explanation of Khashoggi's death 'insulting'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that he does not believe Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died earlier this month."Absolutely not, it’s insulting," Paul...
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