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View ArticleHouse panel shoots down funding, deployment of low-yield nukes in defense bill
Following a lively debate that lasted more than an hour, the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday shot down two amendments that would have paved the way for the additional funding for and...
View ArticleHouse panel OKs space military branch
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday signed off on creating a new military branch dedicated to space.The committee approved by voice vote an amendment to create the military service in its...
View ArticleDem proposal to ban Pentagon funds for border wall survives House panel votes
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday rejected Republican attempts to remove language from the annual defense policy bill aimed at blocking President Trump’s border wall.During its markup...
View ArticleHouse panel approves $733B defense policy bill
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday advanced its $733 billion defense policy bill.The committee voted 33-24 largely along party lines to send the fiscal year 2020 National Defense...
View ArticleTrump shares renderings of red, white and blue Air Force One
President Trump in an interview broadcast early Thursday shared the first renderings of a redesigned Air Force One, featuring a red, white and blue paint job.The president, who has expressed a desire...
View ArticleKremlin will be forced to respond to US troop buildup in Poland, Russian...
Russian lawmakers vowed to retaliate after President Trump announced Wednesday he would deploy 1,000 more U.S. troops to Poland.Several members of Russia’s parliament condemned Trump's move, which...
View ArticleShanahan: 'No concerns' about FBI background check for nomination
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Wednesday reportedly dismissed concerns that his nomination is being help up due to an FBI background check, a process needed to move his nomination forward...
View ArticleGillibrand reintroduces proposal to confront military sexual assault
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Thursday reintroduced her bill to tackle military sexual assault.Dubbed the Military Justice Improvement...
View ArticlePompeo blames Iran for attack on oil tankers
The Trump administration is blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leveled the accusation from the State Department briefing room on Thursday.“It...
View ArticleSenate rejects effort to block Trump's Qatar, Bahrain arms sales
The Senate rejected an effort on Thursday by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to block President Trump's arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar.Senators voted 43-56 on discharging a resolution to block the Bahrain arms...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo blames Iran for oil tanker attacks | House panel...
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View ArticlePelosi: Congress will block Trump's arms sales to Saudi Arabia
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday vowed that President Trump would have a fight on his hands as he presses to realize a sweeping arms sale to Saudi Arabia.Speaking at a forum in New...
View ArticleIran pushes back on tanker attack blame, says it controls Hormuz Strait security
Iran on Friday pushed back on claims from the United States that it was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Reuters reported.“These accusations are alarming,” Iranian...
View ArticleOil tanker captain disputes part of US account of attack
The captain of one of the oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday disputed part of the U.S.'s account of the attack on Friday.“Our crew said that the ship was attacked by a flying object,”...
View ArticleGerman official: US video 'not enough' to pin blame on Iran for...
Germany's foreign minister on Friday said that a video released by the U.S. is insufficient evidence to prove Iran was behind attacks this week on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.“The video is not...
View ArticleTop nuclear official quietly left Pentagon in April
The Pentagon’s top civilian in charge of nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs left the post to little fanfare in early April, adding to a growing number of Pentagon departures since late...
View ArticleNavy taps first female War College president
The Navy named its first female president of the U.S. Naval War College, the college announced Friday.Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield will take over as the new president of the college, which was...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump doubles down on claim Iran attacked tankers | Iran...
THE TOPLINE: U.S. Central Command (Centcom) released video overnight it said backed up the Trump administration's claim that Iran is responsible for Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of...
View ArticleUS-Iran tensions rise: Five things to know about oil tanker attack
Different stories are emerging about an attack on two oil tankers after the Trump administration blamed Iran for the incident.U.S. Central Command has released a video it says shows the Iranians...
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