Dems to Pentagon: No extra money if Trump uses defense funds to build wall
Democratic appropriators on Tuesday said they will not give the Pentagon money to cover any shortfalls that stem from President Trump using military funds to pay for a border wall. “Let me be clear: I...
View ArticleAppeals court clears path for Pentagon to enforce transgender ban April 12
A federal appeals court finalized Tuesday its ruling to lift an injunction against President Trump’s transgender military ban, allowing the policy to take effect April 12 as planned.The Pentagon...
View ArticleTrump to host NATO chief at White House
The head of NATO will meet with President Trump at the White House next week as the alliance celebrates its 70th anniversary.Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Trump on April 2 for a...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Dem chair rejects Pentagon request to use $1B for border...
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View ArticleTrump is absent star of show at AIPAC
President Trump didn’t go to this year’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, but he was the star of the show anyway.Speaker after speaker hailed Trump’s accomplishments for...
View ArticleIndia Prime Minister declares country a 'space power' after...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that his country had successfully shot down an Indian satellite in the country's first test of anti-satellite weaponry.Modi said in an address on...
View ArticleTop US general: North Korean activities 'inconsistent' with...
North Korea’s activities with nuclear warheads and missiles have been “inconsistent” with denuclearization, the general in charge of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula said Wednesday.Gen. Robert...
View ArticleProgressive groups warn Dems not to vote on GOP motion that could...
Progressive organizations are urging House Democrats not to vote for any Republican motions to recommit when the chamber takes up a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition...
View ArticleAir Force submits urgent $4.9B request for bases damaged by storms, floods
The Air Force this week submitted an urgent request to Congress for $4.9 billion to repair bases damaged by recent floods and storms.Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Tuesday that service members...
View ArticleTrump nominates next top Marine
President Trump nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger to be the Marines’s next top officer, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.The nomination of a new Marine Corps commandant comes after two other...
View ArticlePentagon releases list of military bases most at risk to climate change
The Pentagon has sent to Congress a letter containing a list of bases most at risk from climate change threats within the next 20 years.The bases include Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Naval Air Station...
View ArticleTrump awards Medal of Honor to soldier who died shielding troops from Iraqi...
President Trump on Wednesday presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to the family of an Iraq War veteran who died in 2007.Trump praised the courage and sacrifice of Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, who...
View ArticlePentagon transfers $1B to help build Trump's wall
The Pentagon has moved ahead with its plan to transfer $1 billion from its accounts to help build President Trump’s border wall, despite congressional backlash and the possibility that the Defense...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon transfers $1B for wall over Dem objections | Top...
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View ArticleHouse votes to condemn Trump's transgender military ban
The House passed a resolution formally condemning the Trump administration’s transgender military ban in a 238-185 vote on Thursday.Five Republicans joined every Democrat in backing the measure, which...
View ArticleGOP senator demands info on Google's work in China
A Republican lawmaker is demanding answers about Google’s work in China after the company’s CEO met with President Trump and Pentagon officials to assuage the administration’s concerns that its efforts...
View ArticleThe 5 Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's transgender military ban
A handful of GOP lawmakers on Thursday crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in rejecting the Trump administration's transgender military ban.The House passed a nonbinding resolution formally...
View ArticleNATO members extend secretary general's term
NATO members agreed to keep Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the post for the group's top civilian until 2022, the alliance announced Thursday.“Honoured by the decision by the #NATO Allies to...
View ArticleSenate bill would make Turkey choose between US fighter jets, Russian air...
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Thursday that would prohibit the United States from transferring F-35 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara abandons its plans to buy a Russian air...
View ArticlePentagon surveying sites for new border wall segments: report
The Pentagon has begun surveying sites along the southern border to put up new physical barriers, according to CNN. Two Defense Department officials told the network that teams of experts and engineers...
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