North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, prompting the threat of a “massive” military response from the United States if it or its allies are threatened. Speaking outside the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump […]
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North Korea Tests Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Yet
North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test – the most powerful blast to date – drawing the ire of the international community as the standoff with the United States continues to intensify. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the hydrogen bomb test on Sunday morning, ordered by leader Kim Jong-un, was a […]
Mattis Puts Transgender Ban On Hold For Current Military
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will maintain current policy on transgender service members, promising to convene a panel to study how to implement President Trump’s ban on transgender troops. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is leaving an Obama-era policy on transgender military service members largely intact, saying he needs input from an expert panel to determine the […]
Airstrikes Derail Isis Convoy Attempting To Travel Through Syria
WASHINGTON — Coalition airstrikes stopped hundreds of ISIS militants and civilians Wednesday from moving from one threatened ISIS enclave in Syria to another hundreds of miles east. ISIS had negotiated a ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Lebanese government and the Russian-backed Assad regime that included a deal to evacuate ISIS militants and their families from an […]
Trump Responds To North Korea Firing Missile Over Japan
After North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan, President Donald Trump warned “all options are on the table” as the United States considers its response. “The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: This regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and […]
ACLU Sues Trump Over Transgender Military Ban
Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, hoping the federal courts will stop him from preventing their service. One federal lawsuit was filed in Baltimore by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland on behalf of six transgender individuals […]
Trump Unveils Details Of His Transgender Military Ban
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, seen here in June, has been relatively quiet about President Trump’s call for a ban on transgender service members in the U.S. military. New guidelines would give him leeway to determine who should serve. Transgender members of the U.S. military would be subject to removal at Defense Secretary James Mattis’ discretion […]
Trump To Send Thousands More American Soldiers To Afghanistan
President Trump has signed off on sending an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, ahead of his address to the nation Monday night, Fox News has learned. Trump is set to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan, becoming the third commander-in-chief to attempt to stabilize the war-torn country and forge a victory in what is now America’s […]
10 Sailors Missing, 5 Injured In USS McCain Collision With Tanker
Ten sailors are missing and five injured after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the U.S. Navy said late Sunday. Authorities said four of those injured were medically evacuated by a Singapore navy helicopter. They suffered non-life threatening injuries. Search and rescue efforts […]
Trump To Announce His Plan For The War In Afghanistan
President Trump is set to address U.S. troops and the nation about the war in Afghanistan Monday night, the White House announced on Sunday, as the president considers whether to take a new approach to the conflict that has stretched on for 16 years. Trump will “provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement […]
ISIS Terrorists Abusing Amphetamines In Order To Fight
Starving ISIS defenders who have surrendered or been captured in the siege of Raqqa have shown signs of using amphetamines to stay in what is described as a “brutal fight” for the Syrian city, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday. The ISIS fighters taken into custody recently by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and questioned […]
Trump Says Military Action Against Venezuela Is Possible
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not rule out a “military option” in Venezuela as the ruling regime there consolidates power. “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary,” Trump told reporters at his New Jersey golf club on Friday. The president did not answer a question about […]