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View ArticleEfforts to recover US troops' remains from North Korea suspended: report
U.S. efforts to recover the remains of American troops killed during the Korean War have stalled as the Trump administration's negotiations with North Korea have seen recent setbacks.The agency in...
View ArticleUS sending hospital ship to aid Venezuelan refugees
The U.S. will send a hospital ship to help with a refugee situation resulting from political turmoil in Venezuela. The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort will provide medical services to South America,...
View ArticleWhite House official promises more Iran sanctions 'very soon'
The Trump administration will impose more sanctions on Iran “very soon,” a senior White House official said Wednesday, hours after the nation announced its intention to stop complying with parts of the...
View ArticleNorth Korea says rocket test was 'regular and self-defensive'
North Korea on Wednesday said last week's missile test was “regular and self-defensive,” according to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.“The recent drill conducted by our army is nothing more...
View ArticleJoint Chiefs chair floats longer military presence in Afghanistan
The United States will need U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future to act as a counterterrorism force until all insurgency is removed, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
View ArticleTop US general: Pentagon, DHS working on 'multiyear plan' for border
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday said that the Pentagon is working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a “multiyear plan" for the border, suggesting that...
View ArticleCBO confirms nearly $2 billion Space Force price tag
The Trump administration’s proposed plan to create a new Space Force could increase annual Pentagon costs by $1 billion to nearly $2 billion and require one-time startup costs of $2 billion to nearly...
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View ArticleTop Iranian official approved attacks on US military: report
The Trump administration’s decision to increase its military presence in the Middle East was partly prompted by intelligence that Tehran gave its blessing to some of its proxy forces to attack U.S....
View ArticleUS joins Japan, India in show of force in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy said Thursday that it joined with warships from India, Japan and the Philippines in a show of force in the South China Sea.While the U.S. frequently conducts exercises in the contested...
View ArticleDem spending bill would block funds to support nuclear sales to Saudis
A spending bill released Thursday by House Democrats would restrict the Trump administration from selling nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.“None of the funds appropriated by this act should be used...
View ArticleHouse panel advances bill to block military construction funds for border wall
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would prohibit using military construction funds on a border wall.The prohibition is included in the fiscal 2020 military...
View ArticleTrump nominates Shanahan as Pentagon chief
President Trump is nominating Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of Defense, a position the former Boeing executive has held on an interim basis since December.The move, announced Thursday,...
View ArticleBolton held unexpected meeting on Iran with top intel, military advisers at...
White House national security adviser John Bolton last week participated in a meeting at CIA headquarters to discuss Iran with the Trump administration's top intelligence, diplomatic and military...
View ArticleHarris demands Barr clarify if Trump has asked him to investigate anyone
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is asking Attorney General William Barr to clarify if President Trump or White House staff have asked him to investigate anyone after the president floated prosecuting...
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View Article1 dead, six injured in Marines training crash
One marine died and six were injured Thursday in a crash at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.The incident occurred after a light armored vehicle rolled over during training. The Marine Corps said...
View ArticleYemen resolution sponsor pushing Pelosi to sue over Trump veto
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Friday he is pushing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to go to court over President Trump’s veto of his Yemen war powers resolution.“I’ve been speaking with Speaker...
View ArticleDem senator: 'Everything that President Trump has touched...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Friday that Democratic presidential candidates need to make the point that everything President Trump has done on the international front “has gone to crap.”Murphy,...
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