UK: Iranian ships tried to block tanker
The British Navy on Thursday said that Iranian paramilitary vessels had unsuccessfully tried to block the passage of a British oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, The Associated Press...
View ArticleSenate panel eyes Tuesday hearing for Defense secretary nominee
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to hold Mark Esper’s confirmation hearing to be Defense secretary as soon as Tuesday, committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Thursday.The Tuesday...
View ArticleWoman accusing Trump military nominee of sexual assault says she's...
The Army colonel leveling sexual assault allegations against the nominee to be the U.S. military’s No. 2 officer said she's willing to testify under oath to senators on the details of the alleged...
View ArticleHouse approves amendment to reverse transgender military ban
The House on Thursday approved an amendment to the annual defense policy bill aimed at reversing President Trump’s policy banning most transgender people from serving in the military.The amendment to...
View ArticleTrump Joint Chiefs pick: Early Afghanistan withdrawal would be...
President Trump’s pick to be the top uniformed U.S. military official on Thursday said that pulling troops from Afghanistan prematurely would be a “strategic mistake.”“I think it is slow, it's painful,...
View ArticleJoint chiefs nominee: Trump's transgender policy about...
The nominee to be the U.S. military’s top uniformed official on Thursday said that President Trump’s policy banning most transgender people from serving in the military is a matter of "standards.”“In...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Woman accusing general of sexual assault willing to...
THE TOPLINE: The Army colonel leveling sexual assault allegations against the nominee to be the U.S. military's No. 2 officer said she's willing to testify under oath to senators on the details of the...
View ArticleTurkey receives first Russian missile shipment, defying US
A shipment of a Russian-made missile system arrived in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, which could cause tensions with the U.S. after the Defense Department said that sanctions could be issued against the...
View ArticleCoast Guard releases video of $232 million cocaine bust on moving submarine
A dramatic video released by the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday showed service members jumping onto a moving submarine that was smuggling 17,000 pounds of cocaine, part of a larger $569 million drug...
View ArticleHouse report: Trump administration separated at least 18 immigrant infants...
At least 18 migrant infants and toddlers under the age of 2 were separated from their parents at the southern border as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, including nine...
View ArticleCourt rules Pentagon can award $10B 'war cloud' contract later this...
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Department of Defense (DOD) can move forward with its plan to award a $10 billion "war cloud" contract later this summer, which will be likely given to either...
View ArticleHouse approves amendment seeking to block Trump from taking military action...
The House on Friday voted 251-170 to approve an amendment intended to block President Trump from taking military action against Iran.The amendment would prohibit funding U.S. military action against...
View ArticleHouse approves defense bill after adding liberal sweeteners
The House in a 220-197 vote on Friday approved the annual defense policy bill, avoiding a potential major embarrassment for Democrats as they kept most of the caucus in line to pass the bill without...
View ArticleSenators urge Trump to sanction Turkey for accepting Russian missile shipment
Top senators on Friday called on President Trump to impose sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally accepted delivery of a Russian air defense missile system, a purchase U.S. officials fear could be...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: House approves $733 billion defense bill | Liberal...
THE TOPLINE: After a week of questions, House Democrats were able to come together and pass the annual defense policy bill Friday.In a 220-197 vote, the House approved the National Defense...
View ArticlePentagon quiet after NATO ally Turkey receives Russian missile system
The Trump administration on Friday had little to say publicly after Turkey received a Russian air defense missile system, despite months of threats from the U.S. that doing so might lead to sanctions...
View ArticleHouse and Senate head for showdown on must-pass defense bill
The House and Senate are headed for a fight over the annual defense policy bill after the House loaded its version with progressive priorities to get it through the chamber on Friday.Senate Republicans...
View ArticleUK sees 'small window' to save Iran nuclear deal
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday that there is still time to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by major world powers, Reuters reported.“Iran is still a good year away from...
View ArticleNavy secretary takes over as acting Pentagon chief after Esper formally...
The White House has sent the official nomination paperwork to the Senate for Mark Esper, President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, setting off a new, temporary power structure at the Defense...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Esper officially nominated for Defense secretary |...
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