Graham demands hearings on Trump plan to withdraw troops from Syria
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is calling for hearings on President Trump's plans to withdraw troops from Syria and possibly Afghanistan.It is imperative...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Washington reeling from Mattis resignation | Allies seek...
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View ArticleSpaceX scraps launch of military satellite after strong winds
Elon Musk's SpaceX canceled its scheduled launch of a military satellite on Saturday, citing unfavorable weather conditions."Standing down today due to strong upper level winds," the company wrote on...
View ArticleTop US envoy in ISIS fight to resign over Trump's decision to pull out...
President Trump's special envoy to the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) submitted his resignation on Friday due to his disagreement with the president's decision to withdraw...
View ArticleMattis exit leaves Pentagon in state of depression
The mood at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill darkened with the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis. A Pentagon official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Friday, described the mood...
View ArticleErdogan promised Trump he'd finish off ISIS in Syria: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly told President Trump last Friday that his country would handle the remainder of Islamic State forces in Syria following a U.S. withdrawal from the...
View ArticleMattis exit leaves Trump, US further isolated
Defense Secretary James Mattis's acrimonious divorce from the Trump administration leaves behind a president increasingly isolated from his own party, the Pentagon and traditional U.S. allies.While...
View ArticleFive possible successors to Mattis
President Trump may find it difficult to replace Defense Secretary James Mattis following the Pentagon chief’s resignation this past week.Mattis, who resigned Thursday after major policy disagreements...
View ArticleDem senator: Trump saying he doesn’t know his top ISIS envoy ‘should scare...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) expressed concerns after President Trump tweeted that he did “not know” his top envoy in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS).“Uhhhh...you don’t know your own...
View ArticleCorker: Trump making 'devastating' decisions on foreign policy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) says President Trump is making “devastating” decisions in Syria and Afghanistan by withdrawing U.S. troops from those volatile...
View ArticlePanetta: 'Almost every important area that is key to this country is...
Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday harshly criticized the state of the Trump presidency, saying that "almost every important area that is key to this country is...
View ArticleCoons: Trump handing a ‘great big Christmas gift’ to Russia and Iran with...
Delaware Sen. Christopher Coons (D) on Sunday said President Trump is "handing a great big Christmas gift" to Russia and Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria."And it’s a pretty clear guide post...
View ArticleLiz Cheney says she is 'deeply concerned' about troop withdrawals...
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday ripped President Trump over his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, saying she is "deeply, deeply concerned."Cheney, during an appearance on CBS's "Face the...
View ArticleTrump forcing early Mattis departure
President Trump announced Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned in protest last week, would leave his job on Jan. 1, two months before his planned departure.Trump said in a tweet...
View ArticleDefense Department signs executive order to withdraw troops from Syria
Outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis has signed the order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, an official confirmed to CNN on Sunday. "The execute order for Syria has been signed," a defense...
View ArticleBipartisan lawmakers urge Air Force secretary for top Defense position
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are urging President Trump to choose Air Force secretary Heather Wilson to replace outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis. "I've seen firsthand...
View ArticleTrump: Turkey’s Erdogan vowed to ‘eradicate’ whatever is left of ISIS in Syria
President Trump said early Monday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has very strongly informed" Trump that Turkey will "eradicate whatever is left of ISIS in Syria" after the U.S. withdraws...
View ArticleWesley Clark on Trump’s Syria withdrawal: ‘Did Erdogan blackmail the...
Wesley Clark, the former commander of NATO's forces, on Monday questioned whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blackmailed President Trump into his decision to remove U.S. troops from...
View ArticleFox's Kilmeade: Trump's Syria move 'classic America pull the...
"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade on Monday again slammed President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, characterizing the move as "classic America pull the foot off the throats...
View ArticleTrump rips 'Little Bob Corker,' US envoy McGurk over Iran deal
President Trump on Monday attacked outgoing Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Brett McGurk, the envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), over the Iran nuclear deal.Trump...
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