President Donald Trump hailed the U.S.-led intervention in Syria as “perfectly executed,” adding that the military campaign to degrade Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons capability had accomplished its goals. Less than a day after U.S., British and French forces targeted suspected chemical weapons sites in retaliation to an attack that left dozens of civilians dead last […]
President Trump had a strong message for Russia in their disagreement over Syria, saying in a tweet, “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” Trump is seen here in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption President Trump had a […]
Arizona is deploying 225 National Guard troops to support President Trump’s call for the military to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, its governor announced Monday. “Just updated Arizona border sheriffs on today’s deployment of National Guard. LATEST: 225 guard members being deployed today, additional members tomorrow,” Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said in a tweet. […]
John Bolton Here’s what you need to know about Trump’s new National Security Advisor 3:17 PM ET Fri, 23 March 2018 | 01:37 John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s third national security advisor in just over a year, started his new job Monday and already he has his plate full of crises and global tensions to […]
President says the Mexican border is unprotected by our laws, says he wants to pull U.S. troops from Syria. President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.” Trump made the remarks during a meeting with […]
The American and British soldiers killed last week in Manbij, Syria were “conducting a mission to kill or capture a known ISIS member,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway confirmed on Monday. Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar and British soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe were killed after being struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) that detonated in […]
The Israeli military has warned it could take action against “terrorist targets” inside the Gaza Strip. Brig Gen Ronen Manelis told journalists that Hamas – the militant group that controls Gaza – was using Palestinian protests as a cover for launching attacks on Israel. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said Israel bears “full responsibility” for […]
Trump announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he would be nominating his personal White House physician to the top VA spot: I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs…. ….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve […]
Trump is privately pushing for the Pentagon to pay for his proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, according to a new report. The Washington Post reports that Trump made the suggestion to several advisers last week, saying it was a “national security” issue that the wall be funded. Trump reportedly told Speaker Paul […]
Saudi Arabia’s hawkish young crown prince has made it clear that his patience is wearing thin. He has accused Iran of waging proxy wars across the Arab world, through Shiite groups in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Bahrain. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” he repeated his assertion that Ayatollah Khamenei is the Middle East’s […]
Adrian Lamo, the notorious computer hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning to the FBI and was arrested for hacking into The New York Times and Microsoft, has died in Kansas at age 37. Sedgwick County spokeswoman Kate Flavin said Friday that Lamo’s body was at the morgue in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reported Lamo was […]
Army Brig. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, the director of operations for the combined task force leading the fight against ISIS in the region, said all personnel aboard the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed. The military said the crash, which is under investigation, “does not appear to be a result of enemy activity.” The names […]
