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Defense leaders to return Confederate memorial to Arlington Cemetery
The sculpture honoring Confederate fighters and the separatist movement was removed from the miltiary cemetery in 2023, but will be restored soon.
Minnesota governor orders full Guard mobilization, asks Pentagon for additional help with civil unrest
Minnesota's governor is asking the Pentagon to help with signals intelligence, among other assets.
By Howard Altman
Trump tweet intimating military will fire on ‘looters’ in Minnesota sparks another warning from Twitter
Trump tweet over military involvement in Minnesota protests draws Twitter warning
VA says it’ll stop almost all use of unproven drug on vets for coronavirus
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday that his department has all but stopped use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19.
Taliban in Kabul to discuss prisoner releases under US peace deal
A five-member Taliban team was in Kabul on Thursday to follow up on this week’s prisoner release by the Afghan government that saw hundreds of insurgents freed. It was the single largest such release since a U.S.-Taliban deal earlier this year spelling an exchange of detainees between the warring sides.
Trump extends Guard coronavirus missions until mid-August
The move extends the deployments from 89 days to more than 120.
Congress may unite on fighting China with $100B tech industry boost
Congress would pump $100 billion into the National Science Foundation for research into artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced communications, robotics and more under a bipartisan proposal led by the Senate’s top Democrat.
By Joe Gould
Veterans Affairs budget hearing represents first steps toward normal operations for Congress
Secretary Robert Wilkie is scheduled to testify on Thursday morning about VA's annual budget request.
Trump promises again to ‘bring our soldiers home’ from Afghanistan
The comments come as military commanders are preparing new withdrawal plans for the White House.
Russia says US leaving Open Skies Treaty will hurt security
Russia said Tuesday that the U.S. decision to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities would erode global security by making it more difficult for governments to interpret the intentions of other nations.
Report: Pentagon to present Afghanistan timelines to Trump, including one for a withdrawal by Election Day
Under the February agreement with the Taliban, the U.S. military plans to draw down to 8,600 troops in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer