Overnight Defense: Trump tells veterans he will 'stand up for...
Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: President Trump on...
View ArticlePentagon caught off guard by White House statement on Syria: emails
Internal Pentagon emails show that the White House did not coordinate with or notify Defense Department officials before it released a statement last year warning that the Syrian government would “pay...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo spars with senators at hearing | Trump, Putin...
Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: Secretary of...
View ArticleHouse easily passes $717B annual defense policy bill
The House on Thursday easily passed the $717 billion annual defense policy bill, keeping it on track to become law before the start of the fiscal year for the first time since fiscal 1997.The House...
View ArticleBipartisan House duo introduces bill to stymie potential US NATO withdrawal
Two California lawmakers are pushing a bipartisan bill that would prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). House Armed...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: $717B defense policy bill speeding toward finish line |...
THE TOPLINE: The annual defense policy bill is speeding toward the finish line, getting easy passage in the House on Thursday.The House passed the $717 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
View ArticleBipartisan bill would require Senate's approval to withdraw from NATO
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Thursday to require President Trump to get the Senate's approval before he withdraws the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty...
View ArticleUS military plane leaves North Korea with remains of soldiers from Korean War
A U.S. military plane left North Korea on Thursday carrying the remains of U.S. troops killed decades ago in the Korean War, the White House said.The Air Force C-17 aircraft left the coastal city of...
View ArticleFormer Navy secretary: Trump's transgender ban 'dumbest government...
Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus bashed President Trump's move to prevent transgender individuals from serving in the military, as the president’s effort hits the one-year mark.“That strikes me as the...
View ArticleMattis denies 'policy changes' were made during Trump's...
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday that “no policy changes” were made at President Trump’s summit last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mattis told reporters that he spoke to White...
View ArticleMattis denies report US is planning missile strike against Iran
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday disputed a news report that the U.S. is preparing military action against Iran, calling it “fiction.”Australian outlet ABC News published an article Thursday...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: North Korea returns remains of US war dead | Putin invites...
Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. THE TOPLINE: About a month and a...
View ArticleTrump officials urge patience on North Korea
The Trump administration is urging patience on North Korea amid a flurry of developments this week that appear to offer conflicting portraits of the United States's diplomatic efforts.President Trump...
View ArticleTwelve times Trump surprised the Pentagon
President Trump has routinely kept the Defense Department out of the loop in administration decisions that seem to cause confusion and throw into doubt where the United States stands on national...
View ArticleTrump admin urges troops in Afghanistan to withdraw from some areas: report
Trump administration officials are urging U.S.-backed troops in Afghanistan to move to more heavily populated areas of the country to avoid attacks in isolated regions, The New York Times reported.The...
View ArticleTrump’s new VA chief plans to retool agency leadership: report
President Trump's new Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie is planning a series of personnel moves at the department after he is sworn in on Monday, according to a Washington Post...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump doubles down on shutdown threat | Why shutdown talk...
THE TOPLINE: President Trump is doubling down on his threat to shut down the government over funding for his border wall.In a joint press conference with Italy's prime minister, Trump told reporters...
View ArticleUS intelligence agencies determine that North Korea is constructing new...
U.S. intelligence agencies indicate North Korea is building new missiles, officials told The Washington Post on Monday, weeks after President Trump declared the nation is "no longer a Nuclear...
View ArticlePentagon not waiting for Congress to create space force: report
The Department of Defense is reportedly planning to create a new Space Operations Force in upcoming months at the direction of President Trump, despite lacking congressional approval for the new...
View ArticleNorth Korea handed over only one dog tag with 55 boxes of US remains: report
Only one military dog tag allegedly was provided to U.S. officials last week when North Korea handed over 55 boxes of what it said were the remains of American soldiers killed in the Korean War, The...
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