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The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. The new questions, part of an effort to tighten vetting of would-be visitors to the United States, was approved on May 23 by […]
Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe into the American THAAD missile defense system recently deployed to his nation after his Defense Ministry failed to inform him that four additional launchers for the THAAD had been brought into the country, according to local reports emerging on Tuesday. The THAAD (Terminal High […]
U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in the U.S. election. McCain, a leading foreign policy voice in the U.S. Congress, was speaking in an interview in Australia, where […]
In his first televised interview since becoming the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis discussed the potential for war with North Korea, as well as the repercussions of such a conflict, with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” over the weekend. The Defense Secretary addressed the potential for war with burgeoning nuclear power North Korea as potentially […]
Lawmakers scuffled on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives on Monday after a Dallas-area Republican told Democrats that he called Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on protesters in the House gallery. “We were just on the floor talking about the SB4 protests, and [state Rep.] Matt Rinaldi came up to us and made it a […]
President Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor the men and women who have died in service to our country for Memorial Day. The president delivered a brief speech to the crowd that had gathered after fulfilling the traditional duty of the Commander-in-Chief on Memorial Day; laying a wreath at the Tomb of […]
Secretary of Defense James Mattis appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he discussed the military’s ability to bridge social and political differences between service members; and in what serves as a reminder of what first propelled Mattis to star-like popularity among Marines, he even answered a question about what keeps him up […]
In an abrupt move, the White House has reportedly stepped in to include an extra Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the US Navy’s 2018 budget, one day after the budget was released. “They pulled that ship out of their asses,” said Rep. Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, in a CNN […]
When President Trump announced his intent to appoint Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis to the coveted position of Secretary of Defense, Marines and service members all over the world rejoiced at the idea, despite the fact that existing regulation would not allow the appointment without a congressional waiver. Having retired from active duty only […]
The New York Times has analyzed videos of 24 men — some of whom were members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail —attacking protestors last week, and one of the videos appears to show the guards starting the fight moments after speaking to the Turkish leader. Eleven people, including one police officer, were injured in the May 16 brawl outside […]
On Thursday, President Trump appeared before NATO leaders in Brussels to once again urge the organization’s members to meet their financial obligations to the alliance. Each NATO member-state is mandated to devote two percent of their gross domestic product to defense, but only five of the 28 members are currently doing so. The American President […]
The 2018 budget proposal issued by the Trump administration this week details several ways the Air Force will try to correct imbalances in its ranks, as it has struggled to maintain sufficient manpower in the face of 26 yearsof ongoing combat operations. “Continuous combat operations and deployments have produced shortfalls in operational readiness and challenged […]
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