Jan 27 Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against ‘terrorists’ By Larisa Epatko Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely. Continue reading
Jan 25 Mattis to visit Japan, South Korea on first overseas trip as Pentagon chief By Associated Press Defense Secretary James Mattis will travel to Japan and South Korea next week for his first overseas visit since taking office, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Defense official: Al-Qaida training camp in Syria bombed Thursday By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. warplanes bombed an al-Qaida training camp in Syria, killing more than 100 militants, marking the second major U.S. counterterrorism strike in the final hours of Barack Obama's presidency, a defense official said Friday. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 3:53 Holiday music from U.S. military around the world By PBS NewsHour From around the world, members of the United States military sing the classic Christmas carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The segment was done in collaboration with the Pentagon. Continue watching
Dec 16 U.S. demands return of Navy underwater drone seized by Chinese warship By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A Chinese warship seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider that was collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, and the U.S. is demanding its return, the Pentagon said today. Continue reading
Dec 14 In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk By Robert Burns, Associated Press The collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama's national security legacy. Continue reading
Dec 08 U.S. official warns of North Korean nuclear capabilities By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press North Korea now has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 7:13 Why the Pentagon ‘buried and killed’ a study on potential cost savings By PBS News Hour Leaders at the Department of Defense periodically conduct efficiency reviews, looking for ways to cut costs. One such report, ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work in 2014, was scrapped after it identified wasteful spending and suggested measures to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Report says Pentagon disregarded cost-cutting study By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Washington Post report says the Defense Department disregarded an internal study that found it had a bloated bureaucracy and could cut $125 billion in administrative costs over five years. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: U.S. unemployment at a 9-year low By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate in November hit a nine-year low, dropping to 4.6 percent, as 178,000 new jobs were added and many people stopped looking for work. Also, House lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a nearly $619 billion… Continue watching