US envoy to North Korea: 'We are not going to do denuclearization...
President Trump’s special envoy for North Korea negotiations said Monday that the United States would not agree to a phased approach for Pyongyang’s denuclearization."We are not going to do...
View ArticlePelosi, McConnell invite NATO leader to address Congress
Congressional leaders on Monday invited the head of NATO to address a joint session of Congress next month amid concerns about President Trump's commitment to the transatlantic alliance.Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump seeks $750B for defense in 2020 budget | Lawmakers...
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View ArticleArmed Services chair plots move 'to kill' Trump's plan for...
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he plans to try to block funding for President Trump’s low-yield nuclear weapon program as part of this year’s defense policy bill.“I...
View ArticleDemocratic appropriators demand list of military projects that would be...
Top Senate Democrats are demanding a list of military projects that would lose funding under President Trump's plan to divert resources to pay for a long-promised border wall."We have strong concerns...
View ArticlePentagon details $718B budget request
The Pentagon unveiled the specifics Tuesday of its $718 billion fiscal 2020 budget request, promising the budget would “strongly position the U.S. military for great power competition for decades to...
View ArticleTop envoy: US, Taliban agree to draft deal on counterterrorism, troop withdrawal
The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a draft deal on the issues of counterterrorism and troop withdrawal after two weeks of talks in Qatar that ended Tuesday, President Trump’s special...
View ArticlePentagon pushes back on accusations of $165B 'budgetary gimmick'
Pentagon officials on Tuesday defended the administration’s decision to propose boosting a war spending account to $165 billion, a move directed by the White House and blasted by some lawmakers as a...
View ArticleTop Republican says $7B in Pentagon budget for wall should go to defense
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he does not support the Pentagon’s request to put $7 billion in its fiscal year 2020 budget for President Trump’s proposed border...
View ArticleGOP senators introduce bill to rein in president's emergency powers
More than a dozen Republican senators introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for Congress to terminate future national emergency declarations, days before the chamber will vote on...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon details $718 billion budget request | Officials...
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View ArticlePentagon signs directive to implement transgender military ban
The Pentagon announced Tuesday night that a directive has been signed to implement President Trump's policy barring most transgender people from serving in the military.Under the policy, transgender...
View ArticleWhite House advisers recommend Trump veto Yemen resolution
The White House on Wednesday formally indicated that President Trump would veto a joint resolution calling for an end to U.S. support of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen ahead of a key Senate...
View ArticlePentagon: Trump's 'cost plus 50' plan hasn't been...
President Trump’s controversial idea to press nations to pay the full cost of stationing U.S. forces on their soil, plus 50 percent more, is not a topic the Defense Department has broached with...
View ArticleAmid border debate, Air Force head tells senators that all military projects...
The secretary of the Air Force said Wednesday that there is nothing on her department’s list of military construction projects that’s unnecessary as Democratic senators grilled her on President Trump’s...
View ArticleHouse Armed Services chairman casts doubt over Trump's proposed Space...
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) expressed skepticism on Wednesday that the panel would approve President Trump's Space Force proposal in his fiscal 2020 budget, insisting...
View ArticleWatchdog files ethics complaint over acting Pentagon chief's Boeing ties
A prominent government watchdog group on Wednesday filed an ethics complaint against acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan over accusations the former Boeing executive unfairly promoted his former...
View ArticlePentagon to flight-test missiles previously banned by treaty Trump suspended:...
The United States plans to test-launch missiles this year that have been banned by a treaty President Trump announced last month the U.S. would be leaving, according to The Associated Press.Citing...
View ArticleGOP senator requests meeting with Air Force leaders to discuss sexual assault
Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday requested a meeting with top Air Force leaders to discuss tackling the issue of sexual assault in the service, a week after she announced that she herself was...
View ArticleSenate breaks with Trump on Saudi-led war in Yemen
The Senate broke with President Trump on Wednesday over the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, paving the way for a veto showdown with the White House.Senators voted 54-46 to pass a resolution...
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