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May 20, 2024

Pentagon's DEI efforts under scrutiny as House investigators launch new oversight probe

House Republicans are demanding more information on what goes into the Pentagon DEI advisory panel's annual report to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

May 20, 2024

US Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Guantanamo Bay detainee who killed US soldier

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, seeking to vacate his convictions, officials say.

May 20, 2024

Philippines accuses China of pillaging giant clams in disputed shoal

The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of damaging giant clam populations in a disputed area of the South China Sea controlled by China's coast guard.

May 20, 2024

Taiwan's new president urges China to halt 'military intimidation' tactics

Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, has called for peace with China in his inauguration speech, urging an end to Beijing's military threats against the island.

May 19, 2024

US military will complete withdrawal from Niger by mid-September: Pentagon

U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the country's ruling junta and will be complete by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials jointly said Sunday.

May 18, 2024

'Something doesn't sound right' about attempted Quantico breach: Mike Pompeo

Fox News contributor Mike Pompeo sounds off on the Biden administration for choosing to 'hide' and 'delay' information about the Marine Corp base breach in Virginia.

May 18, 2024

Political class in Washington is 'completely out of touch,' says Sen. Eric Schmitt

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., weighs in on the impact of DEI and climate agenda in the Navy amid recruitment and readiness challenges.

May 18, 2024

Civil War taught how to influence news media. It nearly cost Lincoln re-election

The idea of using news media to spin a narrative and push a political agenda is hardly new. The Confederate Secret Service used that strategy to try and defeat President Lincoln.

May 17, 2024

Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War

Earl Meyer, a 96-year-old Korean War veteran who was wounded in combat, received his Purple Heart medal after 73 years and a 'long fight with the U.S. Army.'

May 17, 2024

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Family, friends and hundreds of members of the Air Force paid their final respects to Roger Fortson at a suburban Atlanta megachurch, after he was shot and killed in Florida by a sheriff's deputy.