Pentagon identifies three service members killed in IED explosion
The Pentagon has identified the two U.S. soldiers and one airman killed Tuesday by an improvised explosive device (IED) in eastern Afghanistan while supporting the U.S.-led combat mission there,...
View ArticleMattis: 'No smoking gun' tying Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi killing
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday said the United States has “no smoking gun” that connects Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.“We have no...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senate rebukes Trump with Yemen vote | Mattis, Pompeo...
Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.THE TOPLINE: The Senate sent a...
View ArticleUkrainian president: Putin wants to annex entire country
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to annex his entire country in interviews with German newspapers on Thursday."Don't believe Putin's lies,"...
View ArticleYemen civil war playing out online, researchers say
Aspects of the civil war in Yemen have manifested online, with Houthi rebels taking control over the country’s main internet service provider and the government responding with a new service of its...
View ArticleState Department floats threat of military action against Iran
The Trump administration on Thursday said military action against Iran could be possible should U.S. sanctions against the country fail to curb Tehran from delivering weapons to hostile groups in the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump faces new Russia test over Ukraine | Cancels plans...
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. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the...
View ArticleSenate passes resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine
The Senate cleared a resolution Thursday night condemning Russia's "provocative actions" against Ukraine, after Moscow seized three of the country's ships. The Senate cleared the non-binding resolution...
View ArticleFlake: Mueller bill has votes to pass Senate
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Friday that he believes legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller could pass the Senate, if Republican leadership would agree to bring it up for a vote."I do...
View ArticleArmed Services chairmen: Trump plan to cut defense spending 'would be...
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees are urging President Trump to reconsider cutting next year’s defense budget.“A last-minute directive to cut $33 billion from...
View ArticleTrump, Saudi crown prince 'exchanged pleasantries' at G-20
President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “exchanged pleasantries” at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina on Friday, according to the White House."They exchanged pleasantries at...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump at G-20 | Calls Ukraine 'sole reason' for...
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. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the ...
View ArticleAir Force commander fired over crew’s phallic drawings in bomber cockpits
An Air Force commander was reportedly relieved from duty this week after an investigation found phallic drawings displayed on a moving map software used in the cockpit of a bomber.Lt. Col. Paul Goossen...
View ArticleUkraine blocks Russian men of fighting age from entering country
Ukraine has blocked Russian men between the ages of 16 and 60 from entering the country as a feud with Moscow over a naval incident continues to escalate.The ban, which was announced Friday, will last...
View ArticleNavy honors George H.W. Bush: ‘Fair winds and following seas, Sir’
The United States Navy honored former President George H.W. Bush on Saturday following news of his death the previous night."Fair winds and following seas, Sir," the Navy tweeted. "We have the watch."...
View ArticlePompeo rips Iran’s missile test: Increases ‘risk of escalation’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned Iran’s testing of a missile that he said can reach Europe and anywhere in the Middle East, calling it a violation of a United Nations resolution...
View ArticleTop Navy admiral overseeing operations in Middle East dies
The Navy announced Saturday that Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, the branch's top officer overseeing forces in the Middle East, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain.In a video statement Saturday...
View ArticleTrump ramps up airstrikes as Taliban peace talks remain elusive
The Trump administration has ratcheted up its bombing campaign in Afghanistan in an effort to pressure the Taliban to engage in peace talks, but a deal to end the 17-year war remains elusive.Manned and...
View ArticleTop Navy admiral was found dead in 'apparent suicide'
Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, the Navy’s top officer overseeing forces in the Middle East, died Saturday in what defense officials now call an “apparent suicide," CBS News reports.Stearney, who was the...
View ArticleDemocratic senator: US must maintain strategic relationship with Saudis and...
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Sunday that the U.S. needs to make sure those involved in the murder of reporter Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable, but that the strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia...
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