Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Investigators found two guns, roughly 400 rounds of ammunition and a machete in Taylor Taranto’s van after he showed up near Obama’s home.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
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Homelessness among veterans drops to record low levels
Just under 33,000 veterans were without stable housing across America in January.
Tough words from the secretary of State about China
Pompeo: US to make sure China can't blockade South China Sea
After talks with North Korea flop, Pompeo flies to Philippines to discuss China
US worried over Chinese moves threatening navigation.
Warren, Smith introduce bill to bar US from using nuclear weapons first
Two key Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation Wednesday to ensure the U.S. does not fire nuclear weapons first in a potential future war.
By Joe Gould
Pompeo in Middle East reassures allies about US role in region, pushes for ‘Arab NATO’
He is pushing for what some call an “Arab NATO” alliance to counter threats from Iran.
Top US diplomat assails Obama in Mideast policy speech
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration’s Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the former president of “misguided” thinking that diminished America’s role in the region while harming its longtime friends and emboldening Iran.
In Iraq visit, Trump makes false claims about military pay again
Next year's pay raise isn't the first in a decade, and it won't be a 10 percent increase, despite what the president told troops.
Trump triggers another resignation after sudden Syria policy shift
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
A look at US involvement in Syria’s civil war
How the U.S. got into the fight, and how Trump is trying to get out.
5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday
Dozens of detainees remain at "Gitmo" and President Trump has ordered that it remain open indefinitely.
By Jana Lipman, Tulane University
70 House lawmakers to Trump: Kill proposed $33B defense cut
Lawmakers urge the president to stick to a planned top line of $733 billion for his fiscal 2020 defense budget.
By Joe Gould