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We’ll Soon Learn Whether You Can Post 3D-Gun Plans Online
A proposed export-rules change has snagged over the question: is publishing such designs a boon to U.S. business or foreign terrorists?
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US Influence Over India-Pakistan Crisis in Question
Trump officials are working the phones, but “the U.S. position seems to be ‘You guys figure it out yourselves.’”
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Pentagon Wins a Reprieve with Trump Approval of ‘Residual’ Forces in Syria
General Dunford is “confident” U.S. allies will now agree to stay, but for how long remains undetermined.
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AFRICOM Adds Logistics Hub in West Africa, Hinting at an Enduring US Presence
From Ghana’s capital, a new supply network will ferry supplies and arms to special forces troops across the region.
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Trump Declares National Emergency, Calling Gov’t Border Drug Stats ‘Lies’
In a dark, rambling speech, the president repeated long-debunked arguments — and provided ammunition for likely court challenges.
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As ISIS Fight Winds Down in Syria, Detainee Numbers Are Rising
Nearly 1,000 foreign fighters are in custody, U.S. Special Ops commander says — and in legal limbo.
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A 'New INF' with China? No Talks Yet, US Arms Control Chief Says
State Department’s Andrea Thompson: “Right now, the focus is on Russia."
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AFRICOM Commander: SpecOps Cuts Won’t Help China, But We Could Use More Regular Troops
“It’s really a misleading narrative to say that optimization is causing us to walk away from Africa,” Gen. Waldhauser said in an interview.
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Trump: US Will Be Working with Mideast Partners ‘For Many Years to Come’
The president acknowledged that the Islamic State continues to pose a threat even though U.S.-led coalition forces have retaken 99 percent of its territory.
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Trump Announces Second North Korea Summit in State of the Union
The president stuck to the teleprompter in his 82-minute SOTU speech, the second-longest in history.
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Senior Officials Downplay Trump Plan to Keep Troops In Iraq to ‘Watch Iran’
Some Baghdad watchers say the president’s remarks could imperil the U.S. troop presence in Iraq.
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Top General in Middle East Says He Wasn’t Consulted on Syria Withdrawal
U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Joseph Votel provided the first public confirmation that the Pentagon was caught by surprise by Trump’s December tweet.
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Trump Administration Downplays Fears of Post-Treaty Arms Race
"Nothing the U.S. is currently looking at is nuclear in character,” a senior administration official says, after announcing INF withdrawal.
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Trump Renews Attacks on US Intelligence Community for Contradicting Him
“They are wrong!” he wrote in early-morning tweets. “Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!”
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Acting SecDef: I Haven’t Told the Pentagon to Prep for Afghanistan Withdrawal
In his first remarks to media as defense chief, Pat Shanahan says U.S. leaders are keeping their eyes on peace talks.
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Russia, China Will Exploit West’s ‘Isolationist Tendencies,’ Says New Intel Strategy
The intelligence community’s warning arrived as the House rebuked President Trump for his attacks on NATO.
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Is Trump Setting the Stage for a Military Intervention in Venezuela?
“Everything is on the table, all options,” an administration official said.
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