Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Spy agencies doubt North Korea will give up nuclear weapons The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET today. Watch it here.
Politics Jan 12 With Trump’s nominee in limbo, envoy post in UAE stays empty When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, no U.S. ambassador was there to welcome him.
Politics Jan 12 U.S. starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria The withdrawal began with shipments of military equipment, U.S. defense officials said. But in coming weeks, the contingent of about 2,000 troops is expected to depart even as the White House says it will keep pressure on the Islamic State…
Politics Jan 02 New Pentagon leader Pat Shanahan says he is focusing on China On his first day as acting defense secretary, Pat Shanahan is emphasizing that China should be the Pentagon's main focus.
Politics Dec 31 Outgoing defense secretary Mattis urges employees to ‘hold fast’ Jim Mattis, who resigned over a series of policy disagreements with Trump said he's confident Pentagon employees will remain "undistracted from our sworn mission to support and defend the Constitution while protecting our way of life."…
World Dec 20 Pentagon scrambles to devise Syria exit amid outrage about abrupt pullout The Pentagon, roiled first by the surprise withdrawal order from Trump and then the abrupt resignation of Mattis, offered no information about how the withdrawal will happen or how long it will take, apparently because they don't know.
Politics Dec 20 Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next? Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling U.S. troops out of Syria. Could a withdrawal from Afghanistan be far behind?…
World Dec 19 Trump pulling all U.S. troops from Syria, declaring ISIS defeated The move contradicts President Trump's own experts' assessments and is sparking surprise and outrage from his party's lawmakers who called his action rash and dangerous.
World Nov 21 U.S. and South Korea reduce scope of springtime military exercise In Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's words, the exercise next spring will be scaled back to a level that will "not be harmful to diplomacy."…
Politics Nov 19 Trump lashing out at retired Navy admiral draws rebuke President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm of criticism and charges that he is politicizing the military by faulting a war hero for not capturing al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden sooner.