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New Chief of Staff John Kelly A Retired Marine General

John Kelly, US President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, is a retired Marine Corps general who had been serving as...

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Trump’s Transgender Military Ban ‘not Worked Out Yet’

The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the US...

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No Changes Yet To US Military Transgender Policy

The US military's top officer directed military heads on Thursday not to implement any changes to current policy on...

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Transgender People ‘can’t Serve’ US Army

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that...

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Trump Bans Transgender People In Military

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He...

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Trump: Transgender People ‘can’t Serve’ US Military

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that...

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Mattis Blasts Pentagon Over Pricey Afghan Uniforms

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued a sharp rebuke after the Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the...

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Trump Slams NY Times For ‘foiling’ Bid To Capture IS Chief

President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked The New York Times and its "sick agenda," alleging that one of the paper's...

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Pentagon Chief Says He Thinks IS Leader Baghdadi Is Alive

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday that he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive,...

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IS Falling ‘very Fast’

The Islamic State group is falling "very fast," US President Donald Trump said Thursday as he visited the Pentagon for...

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Kremlin Says ‘contradictory’ Reports On Baghdadi Death

Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...

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US Has No Proof IS Leader Baghdadi Is Dead

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday he cannot confirm whether or not Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...

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US High School Student Scores Mattis Interview Scoop

A US high school student has scored an exclusive interview with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis after an aide of President...

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N. Korea Military Options A ‘long Way Away’

Military options against North Korea are a "long way away," Britain's defense minister Michael Fallon said Friday after...

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Mattis Affirms US-Qatar Cooperation

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed America's strategic security partnership with Qatar on Thursday, the...

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US Defense Secretary Mattis Affirms US-Qatar Cooperation

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed America's strategic security partnership with Qatar on Thursday, the...

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Mattis Slams N.Korea ‘provocation’ But Says Focus On Diplomacy

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Thursday slammed North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile as a...

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With Alaska In NKorean Range, Few Options For Trump

North Korea's test-firing of a missile apparently capable of reaching Alaska underlines the shrinking options for US...

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Trump Administration Stalls On Transgenders In Military

The Trump administration has delayed a plan to accept transgender recruits into the military, putting on hold a...