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Eric Ueland

Poor and disabled big losers in Trump budget; military wins

The poor and the disabled are big losers in President Donald Trump's $4.1 trillion budget proposal while the Pentagon is a ...

Clashes between US troops, al-Qaida militants in Yemen

U.S. helicopters airlifted soldiers to a central Yemeni province where they targeted an al-Qaida compound, clashing with ...

US raid kills 7 al-Qaida militants in Yemen

The Defense Department says U.S. forces have killed seven members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula during a raid in Yemen ...

Trump's $4.1T budget relies on deep domestic cuts

President Donald Trump's proposed $4.1 trillion budget slashes safety net programs for the poor, targeting food stamps and ...

Trump nominates Joint Chiefs chairman for 2nd term

The Pentagon says President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford to serve a second two-year term as chairman ...

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Mattis Outlines New Strategy to Fight IS

Airstrikes fuel Mosul gains as Iraq pushes for quick victory

Half a dozen units of Islamic State group fighters holed up in western Mosul began their morning radio checks at just after ...

Chelsea Manning 'looking forward to so much' after release

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, spared by presidential clemency from the rest of a 35-year prison term for giving classified ...

H.R. McMaster, sean Spicer

The Latest: Mattis 'not worried' about Trump sharing intel

The Latest on the report that President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russian officials (all times EDT): ...

US trumpets Mosul gains, but Iraq says more aid needed

During a visit south of Mosul on Monday, a senior U.S. official praised territorial gains against the Islamic State group in ...

Syrian activists: Airstrikes on IS-held areas kill dozens

Air raids on an Islamic State-held village and town in Syria have killed at least 32 civilians over the past two days, ...

Robert B. Neller

New TV ad shows Marines looking for a few good women

A Marine in full combat gear moves through dark, frigid water, gripping an M-16 rifle, before plunging under barbed wire and ...

Pentagon intelligence chief warns of Afghan gains being lost

The U.S. must "do something very different" in Afghanistan, such as placing American military advisers closer to the front ...

SYRIA

Syrian troops shift focus to IS-held east

Syria's military launched a new assault Tuesday aimed at reasserting its authority in the east of the country, battling U.S.

Heather Wilson

Senate confirms Trump's choice for Air Force secretary

The Senate has confirmed Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary, making her President Donald Trump's first service secretary ...

Afghan air force pounds area after death of IS commander

Afghanistan's air force has pounded Islamic State targets in an eastern province where an Afghan and U.S. military raid last ...

Deciding next step in Afghanistan comes with grim backdrop

As the Trump administration weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, the 16-year war grinds on in bloody stalemate.

Pentagon: IS in Afghanistan leader killed in April raid

A military raid last month killed the head of the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Sunday night.

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Pentagon says Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia operation

The Pentagon has identified the Navy SEAL who was killed in a military operation in Somalia. The Defense Department says ...

US military member killed in Somalia, 1st death since 1993

A U.S. service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab — the first U.S.