Overnight Defense: North Korea reportedly building new missiles | Pentagon...
THE TOPLINE: White House officials on Tuesday would not confirm or deny reports that North Korea is building new missiles, weeks after President Trump declared the nation is "no longer a Nuclear...
View ArticleLawmakers say North Korea shows Trump shouldn’t trust it
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill said Tuesday that intelligence showing North Korea is continuing to produce missiles that could hit the United States shows President Trump should hold little trust in...
View ArticleUS official: No reason to believe remains returned by North Korea are not...
A U.S. official on Wednesday said there is no reason to believe the 55 boxes of human remains returned by North Korea are not American. John Byrd, the director of analysis for the U.S. Defense POW/MIA...
View ArticleSenators privately met foreign allies to reassure them of NATO support
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday met with diplomats from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries to reassure them of the Senate’s support for the alliance, The Associated Press...
View ArticleSenate sends $717B defense policy bill to Trump's desk
The Senate on Wednesday easily passed a $717 billion annual defense policy bill despite some angst about its lack of a provision to block President Trump’s deal with Chinese telecommunications giant...
View ArticleIran preparing major military exercise in Persian Gulf: report
Iran is readying a massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf that could be used to demonstrate Tehran's ability to block the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reports.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
View ArticleGOP senator: 'Is anybody even paying attention anymore' to...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) remarked Wednesday that some senators have stopped paying attention to President Trump's Twitter feed after the president's latest missives blasting the special counsel...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senate sends $717B annual defense bill to Trump's...
Happy Wednesday 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: The National...
View ArticlePence attends ceremony honoring return of presumed Korean War dead
Vice President Pence on Wednesday welcomed the return of the presumed remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War and called it a sign of "tangible progress" in ongoing negotiations with North...
View ArticleDems call for investigation of Trump Air Force One tours
A group of Democratic senators is asking Defense Department and Air Force watchdogs to launch an investigation into tours that President Trump has offered of Air Force One.The letter to the inspectors...
View ArticleDecorated soldier discharged from Army over immigration status
A decorated solider was discharged from the Army last month because of her immigration status, reportedly leaving her vulnerable for deportation.Army Spec. Yea Ji Sea, a medic at the Brooke Army...
View ArticleAir Force base in Ohio says no active shooter, cites confusion over drill
An active shooter situation reported at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hospital in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday turned out to be a false alarm, officials said.Wright-Patterson's official Twitter...
View ArticlePentagon: Remains from North Korea 'consistent' with Americans from...
A Department of Defense scientist said Thursday that the remains returned to the U.S. by North Korea are “consistent” with those of other Americans recovered from the Korean War.“Everything we saw was...
View ArticleSenate Democrats dissatisfied with White House's election security efforts
Senate Democrats urged the administration to take election security "more seriously" on Thursday, the same day the White House had five of its top security officials discuss their efforts ahead of...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Officials make show of force on election security | Dems...
Happy Thursday 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: The White House...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo sees 'ways to go' before North Korea...
Happy Friday 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 State...
View ArticleRussia asks for US help in rebuilding Syria: report
Russian military officials reportedly proposed to the United States' top general last month that the U.S. and Russia cooperate to rebuild areas of Syria ravaged by civil war and repatriate thousands of...
View ArticlePompeo: North Korea's Kim will determine timeline for denuclearization
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will determine his nation's timeline for possible denuclearization as the Trump administration pushes Pyongyang to give...
View ArticleTrump officials look to neutralize cyber threats in supply chain
Federal officials are ramping up efforts to crack down on threats to the U.S. supply chain amid growing fears about the risks from foreign-made technology.The worry is that hackers can sabotage...
View ArticleNorth Korea says US isn’t keeping its end of nuclear deal
North Korea's foreign minister said Saturday that the country was alarmed at recent shifts in U.S. attitudes toward the country, accusing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of moves that destabilized the...
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