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The Russian military mistook a research rocket launched by scientists for a US missile attack.
35 ways the shutdown is affecting America, from small-business loans to alcohol labels.
Retired Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser says he doesn’t see a good reason to use the military to oust Maduro.
Why last weekend showed Trump may struggle at his second summit with Kim Jong Un.
Here are three scenarios of how it could play out.
Democrats seem unhappy with the new Defense Department report, though.
Some estimates have the Syrian death toll at around 15.
Kenya has been an al-Shabaab target for years. It seems like that will continue, even with US-backed military efforts to defeat the terrorists.
The decision comes as President Trump and Democrats still are still fighting over funding for the border wall.
The US didn’t attack Iran this time, but the national security adviser still seeks regime change.
And they’re scrapping a terrorism subcommittee to do it.
Despite Bolton and Pompeo’s best efforts to stop it.
The US Navy veteran’s family says he’s been missing since July.
Trump announced a full withdrawal of US troops from Syria. That may not happen after all.
A terrorism expert who worked in the Trump administration blasts the current push for a border wall.
Kim is making the rounds before his possible second summit with Trump.
Bolton may have just blown up Trump’s Syria withdrawal.
No one knows who to listen to when the Trump administration talks about US aims around the world.
They have to reassure allies Trump made nervous.
Sisi admitted to close military cooperation with Israel and denied that Egypt was holding any political prisoners.
The former Boeing executive took over after Jim Mattis resigned.
The US won’t be happy about this.
Michael Beschloss says President Donald Trump is “in a category of his own” among America’s commanders in chief.
This is how the world ends — not with a bang, but with a lot of really big bombs.
How two complementary extremisms are defining global politics.
Trump announced the retired general would depart early next year in a Thursday tweet.
The Pentagon and State Department seem completely blindsided by Trump’s ordered Syria withdrawal.
Future presidents will remember this moment.
That could be a boon to Iran, ISIS, and Russia.
It’s just crazy enough to work, even though it probably won’t.
“It’s frightening to think about,” a prominent scholar said.
An expert explains how Obama left Trump a North Korea mess, and how Trump found a way to make it more dangerous.
Rep. Adam Schiff reveals the issues his panel could investigate in the next Congress.
If he’s confirmed by the Senate, Milley would become Trump’s top military adviser.
North Korea is still building missiles despite Trump’s optimism.
Why we need to take the threat of bioengineered superbugs seriously.
Russia now has 60 days to comply, or else the US will start withdrawing from a deal that Reagan signed.
Lawmakers from both parties say Riyadh’s de facto ruler is responsible for the journalist’s death.
The vote won’t change anything yet, but it’s still a big deal — and a huge rebuke to Trump and Saudi Arabia.
If he nixes the meeting, it’d be quite the change for Trump.