Trump Says 15K Troops Could Be Sent to Border, Contradicting Military Leaders The commander in chief said Wednesday that as many as 15,000 troops could be headed to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The South China Sea and US-China Trade Policy: Are They Becoming Linked? The Trump Administration may use U.S. trade policy as a way of constraining China's ability to to fund an military expansion.
Bob Woodward's 'Fear' Features Explosive Trump Quotes From Mattis and Kelly The reporter credits the two generals with some shocking comments about their boss.
US Troops Continue Central American Missions as Trump Vows to Pull Aid The U.S. military is still carrying out training and humanitarian missions in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvadors.
Key Space Force Directive Missing from White House Meeting Agenda Pentagon officials have waited months to address an important provision for establishing the Space Force.
Mattis Speaks Out: He’s Staying SecDef, and He’s Not a Democrat Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has given no signs that he intends to step down from the Cabinet post.
Trump Calls Mattis 'Sort of a Democrat' in 60 Minutes Interview President Donald Trump's latest remarks spurred speculation that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will resign.
Trump Accepts Nikki Haley's Resignation as UN Ambassador President Trump accepted Nikki Haley's resignation as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
Pentagon: Report That Trump May Fire Air Force Secretary 'Is Nonsense' A White House spokeswoman also denied that the move is being considered.
Trump May Fire Air Force Secretary Over Space Force Pushback: Report Air Force Secretary Wilson may be on the outs with Trump over the service's reluctance to advance his Space Force proposal.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
