The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House approval. Many in ...
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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and ...
US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support Kurdish ...
Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan
U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time ...
As US Health Plan Teeters, Republican Rebels Demand Changes
US Republican leaders grappled Wednesday with the possibility that their much-awaited Obamacare replacement bill goes down in flames, as rebels ...
Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway Says No Evidence of Wiretap Operation
Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Monday she had no evidence to back up Donald Trump's claim that his ...
US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS
The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into ...
Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion
In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides insisted that Trump would ...
How Could the Pentagon Spend Extra Billions? Easily
President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more cash ...
Father of SEAL Slain In Yemen Calls For Investigation
The father of a US Navy SEAL killed in a raid in Yemen criticized President Donald Trump's decision to give ...
Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground
Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of Al-Bab, as ...
Trump Critic McCain Meets Saudi King
Influential American Senator John McCain, a critic of President Donald Trump, held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday, ...
‘US Will Always Be Your Greatest Ally’
US Vice-President Mike Pence Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties, in an emphatic reassurance to allies including German ...
Cold War Redux? US-Russian Missile Spat In Europe
The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the ...
Kutcher Passionately Testifies On His Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts
No one got "Punk'd" Wednesday morning when Ashton Kutcher came to Capitol Hill. The actor testified Wednesday before the Senate ...
U.S. Lawmakers Push For Answers On Trump Team’s Russia Ties
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump's aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing number of ...
As Crisis Swirls, Trump Faces Mounting Pressure In Party
Donald Trump and his White House have come in for intense criticism in the president's dizzying first weeks in office, ...
Flynn Contact With Russia: Republicans Join Calls For Investigation
Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser’s ...
Republicans Join Demands For Investigation
Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser’s ...
Flynn Investigation ‘highly Likely’ In Senate Committee
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday it's "highly likely" the Senate intelligence committee will investigate former National Security Adviser ...