Pompeo's meeting with North Korean officials postponed
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Thursday meeting with a top North Korean official has been postponed, the State Department said.A statement early Wednesday from department spokeswoman Heather Nauert...
View ArticlePentagon drops 'Operation Faithful Patriot' as name of military...
The Pentagon is no longer referring to the U.S. military mission at the U.S.-Mexico border as “Operation Faithful Patriot,” a Defense Department spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.Pentagon officials...
View ArticleTrump scheduled for Macron meeting, no other one-on-ones with world leaders...
President Trump’s only planned bilateral meeting with a world leader while in Paris this weekend will be with French President Emmanuel Macron, senior administration officials said Tuesday.Trump is...
View ArticleTrump wants second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in early 2019
President Trump said Wednesday that he expects his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place “sometime early next year.”“We're going to change it because of trips that are...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: What the midterms mean for defense panels | Pompeo cancels...
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View ArticleTwo Marine aviators grounded after flight pattern 'resembled a phallic...
The Marine Corps. announced this week that two pilots have been banned from flying amid an investigation that they flew a phallic-shaped pattern in Southern California last month.Maj. Josef Patterson,...
View ArticleArmy Secretary: Troops 'getting training' out of Trump's...
Army Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday that the more than 7,000 active duty troops deployed to the U.S. – Mexico border are “getting training” out of the mission.“When you look at the mix of the...
View ArticleSmith officially announces run for Armed Services chairman
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has formally announced his bid to run for chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.As the committee’s current ranking Democrat, Smith has been expected to run for and...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Marine commandant condemns California shooting suspect |...
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View ArticleSchumer questions Trump on legality of acting AG pick
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pressing President Trump for details on the legality of appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, arguing the move may violate the...
View ArticlePentagon’s No. 3 official resigns after less than 9 months on the job
The Pentagon’s No. 3 official has resigned after weeks of speculation on his impending departure.John Gibson, the Department of Defense's chief management officer, submitted his resignation on Monday...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon's No. 3 resigns | Pompeo presses Beijing on...
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View ArticleFlake: Whitaker shouldn't oversee Mueller probe
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) said Friday that he does not believe Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, or any non-Senate confirmed official, should have oversight of special counsel Robert...
View ArticleBorder apprehensions for October hit highest number in Trump presidency
The number of migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border reached the highest levels under President Trump in October, according to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) late...
View ArticleUS to stop refueling Saudi planes in Yemen
The Trump administration has halted its inflight refueling support for Saudi-led coalition aircraft engaged in Yemen, U.S. and Saudi officials announced Friday.Saudi Arabia said in a statement that...
View ArticleTrump: US wants 'a strong Europe,' but defense burden has to be...
President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. wants a "strong Europe," and is willing to help, but added that Europe "has to be fair" on sharing defense costs.“We want a strong Europe, it’s very important...
View ArticleStalled talks with North Korea indicate larger unravelling of progress
The cancelation of a highly anticipated meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials has experts worried the quest for Pyongyang’s denuclearization is quietly...
View ArticleDivided Congress to clash over Space Force, nuclear arsenal
Democrats next year will control the gavels for the defense and foreign policy committees in the House for the first time since 2010.The party has been itching to check President Trump on a host of...
View ArticleTrump, Erdogan discussed Khashoggi
President Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed how to respond to the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a White House spokesman confirmed to The Hill on...
View ArticlePutin: ‘Natural’ that the EU wants to protect itself militarily
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that it's natural for the European Union (EU) to want to have its own army.“Europe is a powerful economic entity, a powerful economic union and it is quite...
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