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Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a former Pentagon official on the House Armed Services committee, thinks time is running out to protect the military from Trump.
Even Trump’s former Secretary of Defense James Mattis agrees.
It’s unlikely anyone could stop him from using it, too.
An expert explains his theory on why vehicle-ramming attacks are happening across the country.
An officer who sued over the ban was granted a waiver by the Secretary of the Navy.
Is the North Korean leader sick? Dead? Missing? Here’s what we know.
UN Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild calls for an immediate global “digital ceasefire” during the pandemic.
A former 9/11 Commission member explains why.
Does this mean the US national security community should prioritize global health now?
They’re helping with medical tests and cleaning public spaces, not imposing martial law.
No, Mr. President, using the Defense Production Act doesn’t turn America into Venezuela.
The invocation will allow the federal government to request that companies make needed medical supplies to treat Covid-19 patients.
The military can certainly help, but it won’t solve everything.
She will send the formal letter to the president on Wednesday.
The attack appears to be a largely unsuccessful attempt to overwhelm the site’s servers.
The US has set a red line: kill an American, be met with force.
It’s scary, but nowhere near as scary as it could be.
Why prisoner swaps are hindering an intra-Afghan peace deal.
He’s taking the biggest step of any president since 2001 toward ending the war in Afghanistan.
Coronavirus spreading through US military ranks would be a disaster.
It’s good that the US military is thinking about climate change — but it’s nowhere near enough.
“We are giving it a sincere chance,” a senior Afghanistan official told Vox, noting “it’s hard to trust the Taliban.”
There’s a growing crime problem, and a rise in violence may be on the horizon.
Several ideas for improving climate security.
“The mission is worth it,” one expert told Vox.
Here’s what a so-called “smart wall” of technology at the US-Mexico border looks like.
A big question still remains: Would a new Democratic president sign an anti-landmine treaty?
This reverses an Obama administration restriction on landmine stockpiles and use in war.
An expert explains Palestinian leaders’ options after Trump revealed his peace plan.
“The real threat to peace is if the plan succeeds,” an expert told Vox.
Some experts say it’s dead on arrival.
First, it was “no casualties.” Then, 11 military members injured. Now? It’s 34.
Brian Hook says the new Quds Force leader could “meet the same fate.”
Trump’s remarks struck many as callous. But he may have had a reason for making them.
“The more that comes out, the more it looks like we got incredibly lucky in avoiding a war,” an expert told Vox.
The announcement is mainly a message to Western Europeans, an Iranian audience, and maybe Trump.
Democrats have different plans on troop levels in the Middle East and Trump-brokered trade deals.
Foreign policy may actually play a role in the Iowa debate.
Attorney General William Barr also said the shooting at a US military base in Florida last year was “an act of terrorism.”