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Lawmakers press for more outside help in stopping veteran suicides
Some want to expand a $174 million grant program which funds suicide prevention efforts run by community groups.
McConnell urges caution on Turkey sanctions
Sen. Mitch McConnell is sticking to this guns against broad sanctions on Turkey.
By Joe Gould
US-Turkey alliance in downward spiral as Congress mulls sanctions
The partnership between Turkey and the United States has survived a number of crises, but it’s entering what some see as its most turbulent period yet.
By Joe Gould
'ISIS will be back.’ Lawmakers voice Syria fears to Pentagon chiefs
House and Senate lawmakers on Thursday left Pentagon briefings on the crisis in Syria frustrated with the tangle of problems that came with President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria and voicing new fears the Islamic State will regroup to wage terror.
By Joe Gould
US Congress mulls arms export ban on Turkey for incursion into Syria
U.S. lawmakers are readying bills to sanction and potentially ban U.S. arms exports to Turkey to punish it over military operations in northern Syria.
By Joe Gould
Kurds may be wiped out before Turkey sanctions happen, senators worry
Congress’ most concrete response to the unfolding Syrian crisis includes sanctions on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
By Joe Gould
Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
He was accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Active duty suicides are on the rise, as the Pentagon works on new messaging and strategy
Pentagon data shows that active duty suicides are rising, while the National Guard has the highest rate overall.
Judge refuses to toss Coast Guard officer’s gun charges
The judge ruled a silencer is a firearm accessory, not a weapon in and of itself, and therefore isn't a "bearable arm" protected by the Second Amendment.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Coastie accused of plotting terror attacks wants gun charges dropped
But a federal prosecutor contends other courts already have held that the Second Amendment doesn't cover silencers.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
US-led Persian Gulf patrols put Iran on notice
Through the gulf’s narrow mouth, the Strait of Hormuz, 20 percent of all crude oil sold passes onto the world market.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press