US Airstrike Kills High-Profile Terrorist Leader Al-Qaida terrorist leader Qari Yasin was responsible for the deaths of many innocent victims, including two U.S...
US Talks of Action After 'Heinous' Chemical Attack in Syria An alleged chemical attack in Syria requires a response by the U.S., President Trump and Defense Secretary Mattis said...
Mattis Sends Don't-Mess-With-Us Message to Syria Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Syria on Monday against ever again using chemical weapons.
US Still Talking to Russia to 'Deconflict' Air Ops over Syria: Mattis The US communicates with Russia on operations over Syria despite Moscow's suspension of the "deconfliction channel," Mattis...
Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Set Troop Levels in Iraq, Syria Defense Secretary Jim Mattis now has authority to send more troops to Iraq and Syria on his own.
Senators Call on Mattis to Buy More Littoral Combat Ships A group of U.S. senators from four states called on Defense Secretary Mattis to find money for three new littoral combat...
Mattis Slams Door on Military Academy Athletes Immediately Turning Pro Military academy athletes will have to do at least two years of active duty before turning pro.
No Decision Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan: White House The White House has yet to sign off on the call by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan for more troops.
Mattis Seeks to Allay Turkey on US Arming of Syrian Kurds Defense Secretary Mattis met with the Turkish prime minister on the White House decision to arm Syrian Kurds and other issues...
Mattis: Trump Empowered Commanders to 'Annihilate ISIS' The president has "delegated authority to aggressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities," Mattis...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
