This week in Congress: The defense scramble before mid term elections Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 24. By: Leo Shane III 1 hour ago
With a big cash infusion, Congress is all-in on the amphibious Navy This move is being driven by China and Russia, which have made the capability of long-range anti-ship strike from shore batteries a priority in order to keep the U.S. Navy’s carriers at bay. By: David B. Larter 2 hours ago
100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the whole of the Civil War. The Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918 was also a great American victory that helped bringing an end to World War One. By: Sylvie Corbet and Oleg Cetinic, The Associated Press 3 hours ago
Pompeo: No end to North Korea sanctions until ‘denuclearization’ Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo said Sunday that economic sanctions on North Korea won’t be reduced until it completes “denuclearization” after leader Kim Jong Un offered to close the North’s main nuclear site in exchange for U.S. concessions. By: Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press 6 hours ago
Turkey says it will patrol northern Syria town of Manbij with US forces Turkey will soon conduct joint patrols with U.S. forces in the strategic northern Syrian town of Manbij, once a stronghold of the Islamic State group, a top Turkish official said on Friday. By: Zeynep Bilginsoy, The Associated Press 10 hours ago
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the U.S. Africa Command said Saturday. By: The Associated Press 11 hours ago
Iran’s president blames US after militants attack military parade Iran’s president on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded 60, further raising regional tensions. By: Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press 13 hours ago
Trump administration condemns attack on military parade, voices support for Iranian people "We stand with the Iranian people against the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism and express our sympathy to them at this terrible time." By: The Associated Press 1 day ago
Chinese hospital ship stops in turbulent Venezuela Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino was on hand to greet the People's Liberation Army Navy's ship, the Peace Ark, on its latest stop as part of the 11-nation "Mission Harmony" tour announced in June. By: The Associated Press 1 day ago
SMU stuns Navy 31-30 in OT on 2-point toss The officials met for several minutes as players slowly returned to the sidelines and fans chanted "S-M-U," then started booing, before referee Adam Savoie announced a review. Not too long after that, he announced the play was legal. By: Schuyler Dixon, The Associated Press 1 day ago
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