Warren unveils plan to curtail corporate influence at Pentagon
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a plan Thursday she says would drastically reduce the influence of corporate lobbyists at the Pentagon.Warren’s plan, called the Department of Defense Ethics...
View ArticleGraham, Leahy request briefing on decision to yank personnel from Iraq
Top members of a Senate panel with oversight of the State Department are requesting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brief senators on the decision to pull nonemergency personnel from Iraq. Sens....
View ArticleTrump on war with Iran: 'I hope not'
President Trump said Thursday he hopes the U.S. does not go to war with Iran amid concerns in Washington that his administration may be preparing for military action.“I hope not,” Trump said at the...
View ArticlePelosi warns Trump on Iran: Only Congress can declare war
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sounded a warning to those in the Trump administration taking aggressive military steps toward confronting Iran: You can't go to war without Congress. "The...
View ArticleGator found on runway at Florida Air Force base
Airmen at a Florida Air Force base found an unexpected visitor at the base this week — an alligator lounging on the tarmac.The Associated Press reported Thursday that personnel at the base used a...
View ArticleSEAL Team 6 member to take plea deal over role in Green Beret's death
A member of the Navy's Seal Team 6 is set to take a guilty plea over his role in the death of a Green Beret in 2017, ABC News reported Thursday.Navy Chief Petty Officer Adam Matthews was one of four...
View ArticleFull Senate briefing on Iran scheduled for Tuesday
The full Senate is scheduled to be briefed Tuesday on the Trump administration's plans in Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday.Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), who...
View ArticleTrump tells aides he doesn't want war with Iran: report
President Trump has reportedly informed acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he does not want to see the U.S. go to war with Iran, sending a message to hawkish White House aides who have been...
View ArticleCongressional leaders receive classified Iran briefing
Congressional leaders emerged tight-lipped Thursday from a classified briefing on Iran amid concerns about new tensions in the Gulf escalating to war.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told...
View ArticleKey Republican 'convinced' Iran threats are credible
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee says he is "convinced" there is cause for concern around Iran's activists following a pair of briefings on the Gulf nation.“I am convinced that...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Congressional leaders receive classified briefing on Iran...
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View ArticleGabbard: US must not go to war with Iran
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who is one of the 24 candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic nomination, is warning there will be severe consequences if the United States decides to go to war with...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump rails against media coverage | Calls reporting on...
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View ArticleMultiple casualties after U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan: report
Multiple Afghan police officers were reportedly killed in U.S. airstrikes in the southern part of Afghanistan on Thursday. Afghan officials told The Washington Post that people were killed in U.S....
View ArticleTrump, Europe increasingly at odds on Iran
Escalating tensions with Iran have laid bare President Trump’s split with the United States’ traditional European allies. Several times this past week, the United States appeared out-of-step with...
View ArticleMoulton: Trump 'lacks the credibility' to keep US out of war with Iran
Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Sunday criticized President Trump, saying a weak U.S. commander in chief makes the world more dangerous and increases the chances...
View ArticleBolton emerges as flashpoint in GOP debate on Iran
White House national security adviser John Bolton is becoming a flashpoint in the internal Republican debate over how to respond to Iran amid a fast-developing military buildup in the Middle East that...
View ArticlePentagon reporters left in dark as Iran tensions escalate
Heightened anxiety in the Middle East is coinciding with the one-year mark since the Pentagon last held an on-camera briefing from its chief spokesperson, adding new criticisms that defense officials...
View ArticleTrump: War would 'be the official end of Iran'
President Trump tweeted Sunday that military engagement with the U.S. would mean “the official end of Iran” amid rising tensions between the two nations.If Iran wants to fight, that will be the...
View ArticleSailors on Navy sub created sexually explicit lists of female crewmates: report
Sailors aboard the USS Florida, the second U.S. Navy submarine to integrate female servicemembers, circulated sexually explicit lists of female crew members, according to records obtained by...
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