Iran pushes back on Pompeo, says missile program is defensive
Iran on Sunday pushed back against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's condemnation of its missile test, denying that Tehran is a breach of United Nations resolutions and saying it will continue such...
View ArticleUS-led coalition announces death of ISIS leader in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) announced that a strike on Sunday killed Abu al Umarayn, a high-ranking leader who was involved in the murder of a former U.S....
View ArticleTrump expects to discuss 'meaningful halt' to 'arms race'...
President Trump on Monday said that he expects he will eventually discuss a "meaningful halt" to the arms race with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting the more...
View ArticleSoldier becomes 4th service member killed in Nov. 27 blast
The Pentagon has identified a U.S. soldier who died Sunday from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) a week earlier in eastern Afghanistan.Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, 24, from...
View ArticleCIA's Haspel to brief senators on Khashoggi death
CIA Director Gina Haspel will brief Senate leaders on the death of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after senators criticized her absence from a briefing last week.Haspel will brief members...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Congress pauses to mourn George H.W. Bush | Haspel to...
THE TOPLINE: Work in Washington is slowing down this week as the nation mourns the death of former President George H.W. Bush.On Monday, Bush's remains were flown from Houston to Joint Base Andrews on...
View ArticleMcConnell: 'Complete fracture' with Saudi Arabia not in U.S. interest
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said lawmakers are searching for an "appropriate" response to the slaying of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi but warned against a "complete...
View ArticleMattis calls for help in ending war in Afghanistan: ‘40 years is enough’
Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Monday called for the international community to help end the war in Afghanistan and aid regional leaders in their efforts to bridge longstanding disagreements,...
View ArticleGeneral: Defense budget of less than $733B presents 'increased risk'
A top general warned Tuesday a defense budget of less than $733 billion next year would present “increased risk” to the military.“Anything below $733 [billion] would increase risk and that risk would...
View ArticleIranian general sees no 'limitations' to expanding range of...
Iran plans to expand the range of its missile program, a high-ranking military official was quoted as saying Tuesday, despite strong warnings from the U.S.“One of our most important programs is...
View ArticleUN Security Council to meet over Iran missile test
The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Tuesday to discuss Iran's recent missile test, which U.S. officials say was conducted in "defiance" of a U.N. resolution restricting the country's...
View ArticlePompeo: US to leave nuclear treaty in 60 days unless Russia complies with terms
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States would suspend its obligations under a decades-old nuclear arms pact in 60 days if Russia does not come back into full compliance with...
View ArticleGOP senators rip Saudi prince after briefing: 'There's a smoking...
Senators emerged from a briefing with CIA Director Gina Haspel blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and promising further...
View ArticleSchumer: Haspel should brief full Senate on Khashoggi killing
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that CIA Director Gina Haspel should meet with the full Senate after holding a closed-door briefing with roughly 10 senators earlier that...
View ArticleMattis OKs extension of military's border mission through end of January
Defense Secretary James Mattis has approved the extension of the deployment of active duty troops to the southern U.S. border through Jan. 31, a spokesperson for the Pentagon told The Hill Tuesday."The...
View ArticleAfghanistan war at a stalemate, top general tells lawmakers
Fighting in Afghanistan is at a stalemate and the country would likely fall to the Taliban if the U.S. were to pull troops from the conflict now, the officer nominated to head U.S. forces in the Middle...
View ArticleArmed Services chairmen meet with Trump on potential cuts to Defense
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees met with President Trump on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to sway the commander in chief against making dramatic cuts to the...
View ArticleTrump-GOP rift grows over Saudis
GOP senators exiting a closed-door intelligence briefing on Tuesday insisted they were more certain than ever that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the killing of U.S.-based...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: GOP senators rip Saudi prince after CIA briefing | Top...
THE TOPLINE: Senators emerged from a briefing with CIA Director Gina Haspel blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and promising further...
View ArticleUS destroyer sails near Russia-claimed waters in Sea of Japan
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, a move bound to rankle Moscow."On Dec. 5 (local time), guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell...
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