Senators push back on Russian official's candidacy for Interpol president
A group of U.S. senators is urging the Trump administration to oppose a Russian official's candidacy to lead Interpol."Interpol electing Major General Alexander Prokopchuk as its new President is akin...
View ArticleAirstrikes kill 37 al-Shabaab militants, US military says
U.S. airstrikes killed 37 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia on Monday, military officials said.The first airstrike near Debatscile, Somalia, killed 27 militants and a second killed 10, U.S. Africa...
View ArticleSenators push Trump admin to determine role of Saudi crown prince in...
A pair of senators on Tuesday triggered sanctions legislation to require the Trump administration to specifically address whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the killing...
View ArticleDem senator: Trump's Saudi statement 'stunning window' into...
Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, accused President Trump on Tuesday of aiding in a cover up by Saudi leadership after the president indicated he would not...
View ArticlePentagon estimates border troop deployment to cost $72M
The Pentagon estimates that the deployment of roughly 5,900 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border will cost $72 million, according to a Department of Defense (DOD) spokesman.The total cost of the operation...
View ArticlePentagon ships more than 300K pounds of turkey to troops at border, overseas
The Pentagon is shipping more than 300,000 pounds of turkey to troops deployed overseas and at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announced in a Tuesday statement. The shipment,...
View ArticleMattis says exercises with South Korea will be scaled back to help diplomacy...
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that the U.S. and South Korea will scale back a military exercise scheduled for next spring to avoid harming diplomatic efforts with North Korea.Foal Eagle...
View ArticleMattis: Trump decides where he goes, but I've advised against some trips
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that President Trump decides where to travel overseas, but added that he has advised the president against visiting certain locations due to security...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: 'Disrespectful' for Trump to keep troops at border
Outgoing Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) on Wednesday called it "disrespectful" that President Trump is keeping troops stationed along the southern border.Curbelo said during an appearance on CNN that the...
View ArticleUS to build outposts along Syria-Turkey border, Mattis says
The U.S. military will set up observation posts along the border of Turkey and Syria to observe and report militant forces moving in the area, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.At a press...
View ArticleOldest military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at 106
Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday at age 106 after a battle with pneumonia.Chavez had traveled to Washington in May, when...
View ArticleTrump holds call with troops, plans Coast Guard visit on Thanksgiving
President Trump held a teleconference with service members on Thursday morning for Thanksgiving before visiting members of the Coast Guard.The White House said that Trump wanted to wish service members...
View ArticleTrump asks Supreme Court to hear challenge on transgender military ban
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to take up the president's transgender military ban.Solicitor General Noel Francisco filed a petition to Supreme Court justices Friday asking...
View ArticleUS service member killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, according to a statement from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Eight U.S. service members have died in combat this year in...
View ArticleFive challenges facing Trump’s military
President Trump often boasts of U.S. military might, taking credit for restoring its former glory. “It’s now a new force, a great force,” Trump said at a recent speech at the Washington Marine...
View ArticleTop Dem to Trump: Expanded authorities for US troops at border may violate law
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is questioning President Trump on the legality of expanding authorities for U.S. troops at the southern border.In a letter to Trump released...
View ArticleDem senator requests hearing on whether Whitaker violated Hatch Act
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's "conflicts of interest," including if he violated a...
View ArticleAid groups plead with US to end military support in Yemen civil war
Humanitarian organizations are imploring the United States to end military support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Yemen’s civil war, warning of potential U.S. responsibility for...
View ArticleMenendez calls on Trump to boost security assistance to Ukraine
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday urged President Trump to commit additional military assistance to Ukraine in response to Russian aggression near Crimea.Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate...
View ArticleKushner pushed Trump administration officials to inflate value of Saudi arms...
President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, directed administration officials to inflate numbers for a supposed $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, ABC News reported on Monday.Two...
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