US officials clash over Trump Iran arms control document: report
State Department and intelligence officials reportedly clashed over a Trump administration report on international arms control compliance, expressing concerns that the report politicized evaluations...
View ArticleAir Force Academy will no longer allow transgender students to enroll
Transgender people selected for the U.S. Air Force Academy after April 12 will not be permitted to enroll in the academy unless they meet the Defense Department’s new criteria, a spokesperson told The...
View ArticleActing Pentagon chief: North Korea weapon test was 'not a ballistic...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan confirmed Thursday that North Korea conducted a weapons test the day before, but said the weapon was "not a ballistic missile.""I’m not going to go into the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon confirms North Korea weapons test | Air Force...
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View ArticleUS intel suggests North Korea didn't conduct successful weapon test:...
The U.S. does not believe that North Korea successfully tested a new weapon after the country's state media claimed that there was a test firing of a “new-type tactical guided weapon,” CNN reported...
View ArticleTrump speaks to rebel Libyan general attacking Tripoli
The White House said Friday that President Trump spoke earlier this week with a Libyan general whose forces are fighting the U.S.-backed unity government in the country's capital of Tripoli.In the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo rejects North Korean call for him to leave...
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View ArticleChina to show off new warships next week
The Chinese Navy will host a massive maritime parade Tuesday where the Chinese armed forces will show off new destroyers, aircraft carriers, and nuclear submarines for the first time.The Japan Times...
View ArticleUS downplays North Korea's saber rattling
North Korea has been steadily increasing its saber rattling as more and more time passes without progress on nuclear talks with President Trump.This past week, North Korea conducted its first weapons...
View ArticleFormer UN ambassador: Trump 'should be patient' with North Korea
Former United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson said President Trump should be more patient with North Korea and not jump into a summit without agreement. "On President Trump, he should be patient,"...
View ArticleTrump removes sanctions waivers on countries buying oil from Iran
The Trump administration will not renew waivers that allowed eight foreign governments to buy Iranian oil without getting sanctioned, it announced Monday.“President Donald J. Trump has decided not to...
View ArticlePompeo blames 'Islamic radical terror' for Sri Lanka attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday blamed “a horrific wave of Islamic radical terror” for the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday that killed hundreds, including some U.S....
View ArticleIsrael praises Trump on ending Iran oil sanction waivers
Israel on Monday praised President Trump for not renewing waivers that allowed several foreign countries to buy oil from Iran without getting sanctioned.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...
View ArticleSanders pushes to override Trump's veto of Yemen resolution
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is pushing for the Senate to hold a veto override vote on his resolution to withdraw U.S. military forces from...
View ArticleAt least four Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks: State Department
At least four Americans were killed and several seriously injured in a series of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a State Department official said Monday.“While details continue to emerge,...
View ArticleGOP Armed Services chair 'no longer concerned' about training for...
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he is satisfied that U.S. troops at the southern border are getting training from the deployment after visiting troops...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump ends sanctions waivers for buying Iranian oil | At...
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View Article2020 Dems rebuke Trump on Iran, say they'd put US back in nuclear deal
Most of the Democrats running for president are vowing to put the United States back in the Iran nuclear deal that President Trump withdrew from nearly a year ago.“Our intelligence community told us...
View ArticleIran oil minister: US made 'bad mistake' in ending sanctions waivers
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Tuesday said that the U.S. made a "bad mistake" by ending waivers that allowed several foreign countries to buy oil from Iran without facing sanctions.“America...
View ArticleTrump administration appeals ruling on male-only draft
The Trump administration is appealing a federal court ruling from earlier this year that found that the Selective Service registration is unconstitutional, a move that would defend the male-only...
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