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Trump: I'll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names

President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after ...

Trump officials defend response to Russia bounty threat

The Trump administration is stepping up the defense of its response to intelligence assessments that suggested Russia had ...

Russian bounties further strain Trump's bond with veterans

They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier ...

July Fourth celebration will include East Coast flyovers

Military planes will conduct flyovers in a handful of major cities along the East Coast as part of this year's July Fourth ...

Appeals court: Trump wrongly diverted $2.5B for border wall

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military ...

Army is taking limited steps to counter racial divisiveness

The Army will take a few limited steps to counter racial divisiveness among its force, but is delaying a number of more ...

US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical ...

Navy upholds firing of carrier captain in virus outbreak

The two senior commanders on a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier didn't “do enough, soon enough," to stem the outbreak, ...

Watchdogs warn of strain on agencies from pandemic response

A new oversight board is warning about the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. government and calling into ...

Former Army secretary backs Biden, citing ‘moral leadership’

The first openly gay Army secretary says he’s supporting Joe Biden for president, the latest endorsement from a former ...

US expects insurers to cover COVID vaccine without copays

U.S. officials said Tuesday they expect health insurance companies will cover vaccines for COVID-19 without charging copays, ...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's overblown boasts about military, vets

President Donald Trump is exaggerating his accomplishments for the military and veterans. With his relationship with Pentagon ...

As US seethes over race, Trump calls out 'evil of slavery'

As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point's graduating class Saturday ...

'The walk' thrusts Gen. Milley reluctantly into spotlight

In his first eight months as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley carefully crafted a low-key public ...

Trump battles Pelosi, some in GOP over Confederate symbols

President Donald Trump is battling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over renaming military bases that honor Confederate generals ...

Military chief: Wrong to walk with Trump past park protest

Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, added to the already extraordinary tension between the Pentagon and ...

Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest

The Trump administration's use of smoke bombs and pepper balls to rout civil rights demonstrators from Lafayette Park near ...

Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army ...

US military now rethinking links to Confederate army symbols

The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a ...

A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church

Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a ...