by Casey Egan | Oct 17, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON –Here’s a look at what’s going on in the State Department with countries around the world on Tuesday: Somalia: State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said that a U.S. military plane landed in Mogadishu on Tuesday to distribute aid to hospitals...
by Oyin Falana | Oct 13, 2017 | Featured, National Security
Marines awarded medals to five retired military dogs — four Labrador retrievers and a German shepherd — for serving “with distinction” in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the Wednesday evening ceremony in the Rayburn House office building on Capitol Hill, Marine Corps Lt....
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by Ricky Zipp | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, National Security
At least 95 percent of the territory in Iraq that was previously controlled by Islamic State group forces has been cleared and some have even mentioned surrender as Iraqi Security Forces and U.S.-led coalition forces move closer to the complete liberation of the...
by Oyin Falana | Oct 11, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON– Renegotiating the Iran nuclear deal following President Donald Trump’s threat that the U.S. would decertify the deal didn’t get any support from a former Obama administration official Wednesday, while a Middle East expert said the deal hurts overall...
by Elizabeth Strassner | Oct 11, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Strict spending limits imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act are threatening military readiness, two members of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday. But Republican Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., proposed that military spending be separated from...
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by Casey Egan & Kevin Schmidt | Oct 10, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is offering multi-million dollar rewards for information that leads to the capture of two of the most wanted terrorist members in Hezbollah, State Department and National Counterterrorism Center officials announced Tuesday. The...
