Nation Feb 14 Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump’s border wall Trump repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, but Mexico refused.
Nation Feb 14 U.S. has reached a truce with Taliban in Afghanistan, official says A senior U.S.official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan.
Politics Jan 31 Trump authorizes shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines Earlier Friday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper made the case for giving military commanders the latitude to use land mines as a means to "shape the battlefield" and protect American forces. Critics of the new Trump policy call it dangerous.
Health Jan 30 Brain injuries in Iraq focus attention on invisible war wounds The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example America's episodic attention to this type of war wound, even though it has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades.
Nation Jan 24 Trump touts new U.S. Space Force logo. Some see a resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ The new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity.
World Jan 24 23 more U.S. troops were injured in Iran attack than previously reported, Pentagon says The military said symptoms were not immediately reported after the strike and in some cases became known days later.
Politics Jan 17 11 U.S. troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike The Pentagon's chief spokesman says 11 U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike. President Donald Trump had said the strike caused no harm to American forces.
World Jan 13 Trump officials point to dissent in Iran amid lingering questions over U.S. strike Defense Secretary Mark Esper added to the uncertainty over the intelligence behind last week’s killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani when he said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat.
World Jan 10 U.S. reportedly tried to take out another Iranian leader on the same day as Soleimani strike U.S. officials say the U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general.
Politics Jan 06 Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing On Monday, two top Senate Democrats called on Trump to immediately declassify the administration’s reasoning for the strike on the Iranian official, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying there is “no legitimate justification” for keeping the information from the public.