Kudlow: US sanctions on Iran oil had 'no material impact' on markets
President Trump’s top economic adviser said Tuesday that he does not think recently imposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales will drive up U.S. gas prices.Larry Kudlow said in remarks at the National...
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View ArticleNavy updating protocol for reporting UFOs
The U.S. Navy is updating its protocols for pilots and other officials to report sightings of "unidentified aircraft.""There have been a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft...
View ArticleUS had no advance warning of Sri Lanka bombings, ambassador says
The U.S. had no advance knowledge concerning a series of deadly bombings that struck Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing hundreds of people, including several American citizens, the U.S. ambassador to...
View ArticleTrump suggests Mexican soldiers confronted US troops as cover for drug smuggling
President Trump in a tweet Wednesday morning accused Mexican soldiers involved in a recent confrontation with U.S. troops along the border of aiding drug cartels."Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns...
View ArticleMore Afghanistan civilians being killed by Afghan and American forces than...
A new United Nations report said that Afghan and U.S. forces killed more civilians in Afghanistan than the Taliban and other insurgents did in the first quarter of 2019.The U.N. Assistance Mission in...
View ArticleFive states to allow transgender troops to serve in National Guard despite...
Five states are reportedly pressing forward with allowing transgender troops to serve in their National Guard despite the Trump administration's recent military ban.The Daily Beast reports Nevada,...
View ArticleWatchdog: Info on US progress in Afghanistan needlessly classified
Information on the U.S. military’s progress in the ongoing Afghanistan War is being needlessly classified, a U.S. watchdog said on Wednesday.“What we are finding is now almost every metric for success...
View ArticleTreasury targets Hezbollah financiers under sanctions
The Treasury Department on Wednesday targeted two individuals and three European companies under sanctions meant to dismantle Hezbollah’s international financial network.Treasury’s Office of Foreign...
View ArticleUS grants exemptions to sanctions on elite Iranian military unit
The State Department on Wednesday put in place two carve-outs to the recently announced sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that mean foreign governments, nongovernmental...
View ArticleNSA recommends ending mass phone data collection program: report
The National Security Agency is recommending that the White House officially end the agency's mass collection of U.S. phone data, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the Journal that the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump claims border incident tied to drug smuggling |...
THE TOPLINE: President Trump suggested without evidence Wednesday that Mexican troops involved a heretofore little-noticed incident with U.S. troops were actually aiding drug cartels."Mexico's Soldiers...
View ArticlePentagon watchdog clears acting Defense chief in ethics probe
The Pentagon’s watchdog has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegations he violated his ethics agreement by favoring his former employer Boeing while serving in government.“We did...
View ArticleTrump to give Air Force Academy commencement address
President Trump will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony next month, the White House announced Thursday.Trump will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo.,...
View ArticleDefense Department to take over background investigations for federal government
President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order transferring responsibility for conducting background checks from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the Defense Department. The order...
View ArticleJudge agrees to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting domestic...
A federal judge on Thursday agreed to release a Coast Guard lieutenant who was accused of plotting domestic terrorism. Christopher Hasson, who was accused in February of stockpiling weapons and drawing...
View ArticleSenate to take up Trump's Yemen veto next week
The Senate is set to take up President Trump's veto of legislation cutting off U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen next week, though any override attempt is expected to fall short. Majority...
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View ArticleWarren unveils plan to address substandard military housing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday unveiled a plan to address widespread issues in military housing run by private contractors, underscoring her efforts to promote new ideas and policies in her...
View ArticlePentagon to broaden role of US troops at Mexico border: report
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday is expected to approve a new policy that would ease restrictions on troops interacting with migrants entering the country, a move that would expand...
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