Kremlin: Trump's intention to develop new missile 'extremely...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday said that the United States' decision to build new missiles is "extremely dangerous.""This is an extremely dangerous intention ... to get involved in an...
View ArticleSaudi crown prince: Khashoggi killing a 'heinous crime'
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “heinous crime” and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice in his first public remarks since...
View ArticleSaudi crown prince jokes about kidnapping Lebanese leader
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman joked Wednesday about Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri getting kidnapped while in Riyadh, an apparent reference to Saudi Arabia’s reported detention of Hariri...
View ArticleLawmakers seek probe into Pentagon contract critics say favors Amazon
Two Republican lawmakers are asking the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate the bidding process for a multibillion-dollar Defense Department cloud computing contract, which critics claim is...
View ArticleDems demand Mattis, Pompeo brief on Trump's withdrawal from arms control...
Top Democrats on the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees on Wednesday demanded a briefing from the Trump administration on its plans to withdraw from a landmark arms control treaty with...
View ArticlePentagon expands bug bounty program with contracts to three private security...
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it was awarding contracts to three private security firms in an expansion of its bug bounty program.The department will now partner with Synack,...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi killing 'heinous...
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View ArticleTrump deals with Saudis may be worth much less than $110 billion
Democrats and experts alike are questioning whether the Trump administration is over-stating the value of pending Saudi Arabia arms deals, which the president has said are worth $110 billion and would...
View ArticleTrump: 'I am bringing out the military' to stop border crossings
President Trump said in an early morning tweet on Thursday that he is "bringing out the military" to secure the border with Mexico, calling it a "National Emergency.""Brandon Judd of the National...
View ArticleMattis to order 800 troops to US-Mexico border: reports
Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to sign an order sending up to 800 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid President Trump’s ongoing focus on a migrant caravan traveling to the United States,...
View ArticleOhio man charged with attempting to join ISIS
A 19-year-old Ohio man has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Justice Department said Thursday.Naser Almadaoji, a...
View ArticlePentagon grounds 24 F-35s
The U.S. military has grounded roughly 24 F-35 joint strike fighters with higher flight hours, citing new fuel system inspections needed after the entire fleet was grounded earlier this month.The F-35...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: CIA chief briefs Trump on Khashoggi | Saudi official now...
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View ArticleMattis approves plans to send troops to border
Defense Secretary James Mattis has approved a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to send additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Trump vows to stop a convoy of Central...
View ArticlePentagon's No. 2 confirms plans for defense budget cuts
The Trump administration is planning cuts to next year’s defense budget, the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian confirmed Friday.Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters that the administration...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Mattis officially approves troops for border | Number to...
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View ArticleMattis warns Khashoggi killing undermines Middle East stability
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Saturday condemned the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, warning that his slaying threatened to undermine stability in the Mideast.Mattis renewed...
View ArticleTrump stokes debate about new Cold War arms race
President Trump’s announcement that the United States is preparing to withdraw from a decades-old treaty with Russia credited with helping end the Cold War has stoked debate about whether a new arms...
View ArticleMattis: ‘No reservations’ from Saudi foreign minister on investigation into...
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Sunday that Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir agreed that a complete investigation into the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was...
View ArticleAmerican ISIS suspect released from US military detention: report
An American citizen detained by the U.S. military for more than a year after being captured in Syria on suspicion of being a member of ISIS has been released, according to the New York Times.Citing...
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