President Donald Trump spoke with Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar following the recent signing of an Afghanistan withdrawal agreement, the Taliban announced in a news release on Tuesday
President Donald Trump on Monday withdrew the nomination of Elaine McCusker to a senior Pentagon post, after reports that she had questioned the suspension of military aid to Ukraine, a key element in the inquiry leading to Trump's impeachment
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that if asked, the U.S. is willing to help Iran deal with its Coronavirus outbreak.
“I’ll be meeting personally with Taliban leaders in the not-too-distant future,” Trump said at the White House after U.S. and Taliban negotiators signed a peace deal in Qatar.
In an upcoming 60 Minutes interview, retired Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher — the Navy SEAL who was charged with murdering an ISIS prisoner in 2017 before his acquittal in 2019 — says that it was "wrong" for him to pose for photos with the dead ISIS fighter
On October 8, 2019, the United States announced plans to pull its remaining troops out of northeast Syria.
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy confirmed on Friday there are "no investigations" into Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, since President Trump raised the possibility earlier this week.
The Navy has punished a group of sailors over the wearing of patches that said "Make Aircrew Great Again" during a 2019 speech by President Trump on the USS Wasp.
John Kelly, former White House Chief of Staff, publicly backed Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for his role in the impeachment inquiry, saying Vindman did "exactly what we teach them to do from cradle to grave."
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is considering an increase to its training mission in Iraq to relieve the burden on the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, senior officials and diplomats said on Tuesday. NATO and the coalition have non-combat “train-and-advise” missions which aim to develop Iraqi security forces but both are suspended over fears for regional […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman, who testified in Trump’s impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother. Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel, provided some of the most damaging testimony during an investigation by […]
President Trump has approved a peace deal with the Taliban that may lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops if the Taliban can commit to a reduction in violence for roughly one-week period later this month.
President Donald Trump and members of his administration traveled to Dover Air Force in Delaware on Monday evening for the dignified transfer of the remains of two Army Special Forces soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan on Saturday. From left, General Counsel of the Army James McPherson, President Donald Trump, Army Chief of […]
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of the witnesses that testified during President Donald Trump’s impeachment, was reportedly fired from his role on the National Security Council on Friday afternoon, according to CNN. Vindman’s twin brother, who also serves on the NSC, was also fired and escorted from the White House. A statement from his […]
The 100th Air Refueling Wing has taken “immediate corrective action” after its official Twitter page for RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom “liked” a tweet from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and another tweet from the president himself attacking one of his political rivals, a spokeswoman said. “This behavior is not representative of RAF Mildenhall, […]
The Senate voted on Wednesday that Trump was not guilty of the impeachment charges brought against him.
President Donald Trump has vowed to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan but he did not provide a timeline for the withdrawal.
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a pair of bills repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force and preventing taxpayer funding from being used to take military action against Iran without congressional authorization. The 2002 AUMF — which was first passed to approve the U.S. military’s invasion of Iraq the following year […]
Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly told a crowd in Florida that he believes John Bolton is trustworthy and he should be allowed to testify in the impeachment trial.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has demanded an apology from President Trump over recent comments in which he downplayed the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries suffered by American troops in an Iranian missile attack. “The Veterans of Foreign Wars cannot stand idle on this matter,” William “Doc” Schmitz, VFW National Commander, said in a statement […]
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump gave a minute-to-minute account of the U.S. drone strikes that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in remarks to a Republican fund-raising dinner on Friday night, according to audio obtained by CNN. With his typical dramatic flourish, Trump recounted the scene as he monitored the strikes […]
President Donald Trump called then-Defense Secretary James Mattis and other top Pentagon leaders “dopes and babies” during an intense 2017 meeting, according to a new book about the president
The Trump administration violated federal law last year by withholding security aid for Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress, a U.S. congressional watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, and said "it doesn't really matter" whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States.
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington rebuffed an Iraqi request on Friday to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions following the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad. Iraq looks set to bear the brunt of any further violence between its neighbor Iran and the United States, its leaders caught in a […]
