Former US Defense secretary: 'American global leadership now is really...
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday ripped into President Trump's policies, saying the "status of American global leadership now is really nowhere."Hagel, speaking on CNN, made the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump storms out after meeting with Dems | Warns emergency...
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View ArticleEmergency declaration option for wall tests GOP
President Trump is digging in on potentially declaring a national emergency to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a move that would set up a clash with Republicans on Capitol Hill.Declaring...
View ArticleSenators say questions remain on Trump strategy in Syria after briefing
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing on the Trump administration’s Syria policy with outstanding questions about the president’s plan for a...
View ArticleAir Force receives long-delayed Boeing tankers with ‘deficiencies’
The Air Force on Thursday received the first set of long-overdue tankers from Boeing, though the aircraft still have "deficiencies" that must be fixed, according to a spokesman.“We have identified, and...
View ArticleGraham: Time for Trump to declare national emergency for border wall
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said President Trump should declare a national emergency so he could build the U.S.-Mexico border wall after last-ditch negotiations in the Senate fell apart....
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senators say questions remain after Syria briefing | Trump...
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View ArticleUS has started troop withdrawal from Syria
The U.S. has started withdrawing forces from Syria, a spokesman for allied coalition forces said Friday, a month after President Trump's announcement of his plan to do so caused ripples in Washington...
View ArticleBolton names replacement for deputy who clashed with first lady
A former Reagan administration official and longtime associate of national security adviser John Bolton has been named as a top White House aide.The White House announced Friday that Charles Kupperman...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump says he won't declare emergency 'so...
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View ArticleFormer interpreter for US troops in Afghanistan detained by CBP, threatened...
A former translator for U.S. forces in Afghanistan was detained Friday in Houston's airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and threatened with deportation to Kabul, Afghanistan,...
View ArticleBolton asked Pentagon for options to strike Iran: report
The Trump administration's National Security Council sought military options to strike Iran last September after a group aligned with Tehran fired mortars near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, The Wall...
View ArticleUS-backed forces in Syria say ISIS is in ‘final moments’
An official with the U.S.-backed coalition of fighters in Syria said Sunday that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is in its "final moments," Reuters reported.Mustafa Bali, the head of the...
View ArticleTrump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey's economy if it attacks...
President Trump on Sunday threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy if it were to launch an attack on Kurdish fighters in Syria, as his administration prepares to withdraw troops from the war-torn...
View ArticleHarry Reid on Iraq War vote: 'It tainted my heart'
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said in an interview published Monday that his vote in support of the Iraq War "tainted my heart."Reid told The Nevada Independent that the vote "was a...
View ArticleTrump, Erdoğan discuss Syria after Trump threatens to 'devastate Turkey...
President Trump spoke Monday with Turkey’s president a day after threatening to “devastate Turkey economically” if it attacks the Kurds in Syria.Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump rejects Graham call to end shutdown | Coast Guard on...
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View ArticlePentagon extending mission of troops at southern border
The Pentagon is updating and extending the mission of troops stationed the Southern border, shifting from a mandate to "harden" ports of entry to surveilling the border and laying down wire, according...
View ArticleTrump suggested withdrawing US from NATO: report
President Trump privately indicated multiple times in 2018 that he wanted the U.S. to withdraw from the NATO alliance, The New York Times reported late Monday.Senior administration officials told the...
View ArticleDem rep: Trump pulling US from NATO would be grounds for impeachment
A Democratic member of the House warned Tuesday that any move by President Trump to exit NATO would be grounds for removal from office.Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) told CNN's "New Day" that Congress...
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