Esper Opposes US Troops Being Used to Crush Protests | Republicans backing Esper in growing break from Trump
US ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Back a July 1 Israeli Annexation of the West Bank
US ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Back a July 1 Israeli Annexation of the West Bank | Israeli officials believe US wants to greatly slow the process
Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks
Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks | Could also use nuclear arms to preempt information about attacks
US Military Helicopters Deployed to Disperse DC Protesters
US Military Helicopters Deployed to Disperse DC Protesters | Low-flying Black Hawk helicopters used to scare demonstrators
Afghan Officials Accuse Taliban of ISIS Ties, Threatening Peace Process
Afghan Officials Accuse Taliban of ISIS Ties, Threatening Peace Process | Reports are another chance to imperil a diplomatic peace
Turkish VP Sees US-China Tensions as an Economic Opportunity
Turkish VP Sees US-China Tensions as an Economic Opportunity | Hopes US-China split will make more trade possible
Innocent Bystander Killed by Police and National Guard in Louisville
A man was shot and killed by police and National Guard troops in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning around 12:15 am. Authorities were breaking up a gathering in front of a food market that violated the city's 9 pm curfew. Fifty-three-year-old David McAtee was...
Russian General Warns US, NATO Of ‘Provocative’ Drills Near Border
Russian General Warns US, NATO Of ‘Provocative’ Drills Near Border | General objects to NATO’s simulated strikes on Russian territory
Israeli Defense Minister Preparing for Annexation of West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that he ordered the military to start preparing for the coming annexation of parts of the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans on annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and parts of the Jordan...
Esper Calls on States to ‘Dominate the Battlespace,’ Trump Deploying ‘Heavily Armed’ Troops in DC
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper used the term "battlespace" to describe protests in US cities in a phone call with governors on Monday. "I think the sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dissipates and we can get back to the right...