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...
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by Jasmine Khayami | Oct 10, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON– The U.S. military should withdraw from Afghanistan because a negotiated peace is unlikely and because the situation there no longer is a significant threat to the U.S.,going against the Trump administration’s decision to send more troops to the country,...
by Ricky Zipp | Oct 5, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The deployment of close to 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan will be delayed because of military efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Joint Staff Director Lt. Col....
by Oyin Falana | Oct 4, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Security threats, lack of infrastructure and local political tensions have prevented religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq from moving back to territories that have been liberated from ISIS, several Middle East experts said Wednesday. Denise...
by Casey Egan & Matt Sussis | Oct 4, 2017 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– Senate Intelligence Committee leaders Wednesday said possible collusion between Trump campaign staff and the Russian government during the 2016 election remains an open question, but just as pressing are their questions about possible past and...
