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Mississippi senator banking on boost from Trump rallies
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has made Monday’s rallies a highlight of her runoff campaign against Democrat Mike Espy, and Trump thanked her right back on Twitter for voting for “our Agenda in the Senate 100% of the time.”
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This federal law limits what US troops deployed at the border can do
The more than 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil.
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Key armed services Democrat locked in recount drama
Behind by 12,000 votes and a week after the election, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is still fighting.
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Trump makes it official: US is leaving nuclear arms treaty
The INF Treaty, signed in 1987, has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War. Some analysts worry its demise could fuel a new arms race.
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Equating rocks with rifles, Trump proposes radical new rules of engagement for troops along border
The president said if migrants try to throw rocks at U.S. troops, “we would consider that a firearm.”
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NASA X-ray Space Telescope back online after brief shutdown
One of NASA’s space telescopes is back in business after a two-day shutdown.
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Bolton: National debt ‘threat to the society,’ forcing DoD spending to ‘flatten out’
The White House national security adviser is reaffirming 5 percent cuts at federal agencies.
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No shutdown: House finalizes FY19 military budget, and Trump drops his opposition
The president says he will sign the funding measure, which gives the military its full-year budget on schedule for the first time in a decade.
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‘Fix-it’ man Shanahan working to streamline defense spending
Shanahan’s background is business, not military.
