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February 17, 2019

US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid

The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border Saturday as part of an ...

February 17, 2019

Alaska governor offers use of troops along US-Mexico border

Alaska is about 3,000 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the state's new Republican governor is offering President ...

February 17, 2019

Shanahan says he hasn't determined amount for border wall

The acting secretary of defense said Saturday he has not yet determined how much money he will redirect to President Donald ...

February 16, 2019

AP Interview: Karzai worries Pakistan talks risk peace pact

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that previously unscheduled peace talks between the Taliban and the United ...

February 16, 2019

Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts

Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and predicted his ...

February 16, 2019

Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border Friday and predicted ...

February 16, 2019

Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress

President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build his long-promised border wall ends one political ...

February 15, 2019

The Latest: Judiciary chair seeks hearing on emergency claim

The Latest on President Donald Trump and border security (all times local): 4:50 p.m. House Judiciary Committee Chairman ...

February 15, 2019

US: Time to expand the international coalition against IS

The top Pentagon official said Friday he foresees a "bigger and stronger" American-led international coalition combatting the ...

February 15, 2019

AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy

A month into Venezuela's high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview ...

February 15, 2019

White House scrambles to find pots of money to use for wall

If President Donald Trump declares an emergency to build the wall with Mexico, he still needs money to pay for it.

February 15, 2019

Congress OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency

Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but ...

February 14, 2019

Indicted US intelligence analyst once drew media across Iran

The former U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst, her brown hair now hidden underneath a mandatory hijab, stood before an ...

February 14, 2019

US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged ...

February 14, 2019

Trump still coy on border deal - but claims victory anyway

Congressional bargainers formally completed a bipartisan border security pact late Wednesday and President Donald Trump ...

February 14, 2019

In House's Yemen vote, Congress reasserts war-making powers

Asserting congressional authority over war-making powers, the House passed a resolution Wednesday that would force the ...

February 13, 2019

Trump pans Venezuelan leader's refusal of humanitarian aid

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's refusal to accept humanitarian aid a ...

February 13, 2019

The Latest: House OKs measure to pull troops from Yemen war

The Latest on the House resolution limiting U.S. involvement in Yemen (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The House has approved a ...

February 13, 2019

Pentagon outlines its first artificial intelligence strategy

The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the ...