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In reversal, Pentagon now says it backs GOP measure on birds

In an abrupt reversal, the Pentagon said Thursday it supports a Republican proposal in a defense policy bill that would bar ...

North Korea hasn't met its promise to return US war remains

More than a month after North Korea pledged to immediately return some American war dead, the promise is unfulfilled.

Trump-Kim statement overpromised on return of war remains

More than a month after North Korea pledged to immediately return some American war dead, the promise is unfulfilled.

Pentagon objects to GOP rider blocking protection of birds

The Pentagon is objecting to a Republican proposal in a defense policy bill that would bar the Fish and Wildlife Service from ...

Trump to address VFW convention next Tuesday in Kansas City

Donald Trump will visit Missouri next week to deliver his first address as president to the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars ...

Tennessee zipper company in crosshairs of buy-American laws

Robert Kwasnik has a zipper problem — and it has come to the attention of the highest levels of the U.S. government.

US Army reverses course on discharging 1 immigrant recruit

The U.S. Army has reversed its decision to discharge an immigrant reservist who sued when he was booted from the military ...

Trump wish for warm Putin ties highlights policy disconnect

President Donald Trump's persistence in pursuing friendly ties with Vladimir Putin has highlighted a growing disconnect ...

AP sources: Army chooses Austin for new Futures Command HQ

Army leaders will announce on Friday that they have chosen Austin, Texas, as the location for a new command headquarters that ...

Robert Wilkie

Senate panel OKs Trump's pick to lead troubled VA

A Senate panel voted Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump's nominee to lead Veterans Affairs, a department beset by ...

Insider attack in Afghanistan killed soldier from California

The Pentagon says the U.S. service member killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan was a soldier from ...

Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge

Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood ...

AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being ...

The Latest: ACLU says government wrong to detain families

The Latest on immigrant parents and children separated at the U.S. border (all times local): 11:50 p.m. The ACLU is disputing ...

Jim Mattis

Concern over using US military to help border enforcement

The Trump administration's request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the U.S. southern border and even help ...

Jim Mattis, Itsunori Onodera

US, Japanese agree to continue joint military exercises

For the second time in two days, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is trying to assuage an Asian ally's worries about ...

Jim Mattis, Xu Qiliang

House backs $675 billion spending bill for Pentagon

The House on Thursday approved a $675 billion spending bill for the Defense Department that includes a 2.6 percent raise for ...

Officials: DHS requests 12,000 beds to detain families

The Department of Homeland Security has formally requested space for up to 12,000 beds at a military base to detain families ...

Johnny Isakson, Robert Wilkie

Trump's pick to head VA: Time to 'shake up' department

President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs is promising to "shake up complacency" at the struggling department ...

Jim Mattis

Mattis, China leaders strike positive tone despite tensions

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chinese leaders struck a largely positive public tone Wednesday, talking up increased ...