General Argues to Continue Refueling Saudi Planes in Yemen Fight Gen. Joseph Votel said working with Saudi Arabia has proven successful even as the civil war in Yemen has continued on.
US Will Keep Refueling Saudi Coalition Warplanes -- for Now The House voted to adopt measure that urges a political solution in Yemen -- but does not call for an end to America's...
Saudi Arabia Requests $5.4 Billion Worth of PAC-3 Missiles The government of Saudi Arabia has requested several hundred Lockheed Martin Corp.-made Patriot Advanced Capability-3...
Pentagon Announces $2 Billion in Arms Sales The Defense Security Cooperation Agency recently issued six notifications with a combined value of $1.71 billion for weapons...
US Reportedly Steps Up Involvement in Saudi-Led Yemen Campaign The U.S. reportedly has taken on a greater role in the Saudi-led campaign of airstrikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen.
White House Says F-35s Not For Sale to Gulf Arab States President Obama's Camp David summit with the Gulf Arab states on Thursday will seek to boost arms sales to the Gulf neighbors...
Critics Try but Fail to Kill $1 Billion Weapons Deal for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 "smart bombs" from the United...
US Quietly Maneuvers to Cut UN Dues There is hope among diplomats that the US can modify the UN's dues system loaded in favor of many poor and not-so-poor...
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...
