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Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan arrives in Afghanistan 11.02.2019 Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit on Monday as the United States leads a push for peace talks with the Taliban. Shanahan will meet President Ashraf Ghani, who has warned against rushing into a deal after Washington held major talks with Taliban officials in Qatar last month that negotiators hope could herald a breakthrough in the grinding 17-year conflict. President Trump is pushing to end U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, where 14,000 American troops are still deployed...

"I know there's an issue with the total number that's been on the table for some years," Frank Kendall said. "What we should really be working on most is getting the cost down and keeping the procurement at a rate that makes sense." By   Paul McLeary on May 25, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Oath Keepers militia members accused of conspiracy for roles in U.S. Capitol siege Caldwell, Watkins and Crowl are accused of conspiring against the United States and conspiring to prevent the government from discharging its duties, among other offenses. Written By: Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters | 3:42 pm, Jan. 19, 2021 × An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday accused three people af...

The move came after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser House Democrats earlier Monday formally introduced an article of impeachment charging Trump with inciting the Capitol riots Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Trump's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency actions under the Stafford Act. “Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency,” the declaration released by the White House Monday evening...

The statement called Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol an "unprecedented terrorist attack" and called the measures outlined in her letter "essential to demonstrating our collective resolve in ensuring the Constitutional transition of power and our nation's capital in the day's leading up to it." ADVERTISEMENT I strongly urge the United States Department of Homeland Security to adjust its approach to the Inauguration in several specific ways, and have outlined them in the following letter to Acting Secretary Wolf. pic.twitter.com/GaxUWfFbxk— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) January 10, ...