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Defense Department Waited 3 Hours After Capitol Was Breached To Call In National Guard, Commander Testifies

Commander of the Washington D.C. National Guard, Major General William Walker, testified before Congress on Wednesday that it took more than…

3 years ago

Defense Department Announces U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq – Then Says It Was A Mistake

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters on Monday that the United States has no plans to pull out militarily from…

4 years ago

Federal Judge Blocks Use Of Defense Department Funds In Building Border Wall

A Federal judge in Texas, David Briones, blocked the Trump administration from utilizing billions of dollars in Pentagon funds for…

4 years ago

Department Of Defense Seeks $38,000 From Michael Flynn For Russian Trip

The Department of Defense is seeking thousands of dollars from former national security advisor Michael Flynn under President Donald Trump after…

2 years ago

Audio Recording Of Donald Trump Discussing National Defense Information Contradicts Previous Statements

An audio recording of Donald Trump discussing a "highly confidential" document about Iran seems to contradict previous statements made by…

10 months ago

Former Defense Sec. Mark Esper Says Trump Shouldn’t Be Trusted With National Security Information

On Sunday, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper criticized Donald Trump's handling of sensitive national security secrets. Earlier in the month, Trump…

10 months ago

Trump Fires Back At ‘Pathetic’ Former A.G. Barr Over Defense Of Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former President Donald Trump hit back at former Attorney Gen. William Barr following Barr's Friday acknowledgment that Trump was wrong…

2 years ago

Biden Uses Defense Protection Act To Combat Baby Formula Shortage

The Biden administration will invoke the Defense Protection Act to address the nationwide baby formula shortage caused by bacterial contamination…

2 years ago

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper Sues Pentagon For Redacting Trump Sections From Book

Former United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, whom ex-President Donald Trump fired after his reelection loss in 2020, has…

2 years ago

Trump’s Justice Department Secretly Obtained CNN Reporter’s Phone Records

Former President Donald Trump’s Justice Department seized CNN reporter Barbara Starr's phone call and email records, according to the news…

3 years ago

Democrats Propose $12 Billion Boost To U.S. State Department Budget

Democrats are proposing a massive boost to the U.S. State Department budget – a $12 billion increase. This change would…

3 years ago

Lloyd Austin Confirmed 93-2 To Become First Black Defense Secretary

Lloyd Austin was confirmed in a 93-2 vote as defense secretary on Friday, becoming the first black Pentagon chief in…

3 years ago

In Joint Op-Ed, Every Former Living Defense Secretary Asks Military To Reject Potential Trump Call To Overturn Election

In a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation, all ten living former United States secretaries of Defense, led by former Vice…

3 years ago

Trump Fires Third Defense Secretary Mark Esper After Clashes

President Donald Trump shared with the country on Monday morning over Twitter that he had fired Defense Secretary Mark T.…

3 years ago

Justice Department Moves To Replace Trump’s Attorneys With Government Lawyers In E. Jean Carroll Rape & Defamation Lawsuit

The Department of Justice moved to replace President Donald Trump's defense attorneys with government lawyers in author E. Jean Caroll's…

4 years ago

Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill That Would Rename Confederate Military Bases

President Donald Trump threatened to veto a Congressional bill that includes a provision to rename military installations named after Confederate…

4 years ago

William Barr Asks Justice Department Deputies To Launch Inquiry Into Michael Flynn’s FBI Interview

The Justice Department has opened an inquiry into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's interview with the FBI that led…

4 years ago

House Passes Bipartisan Defense Policy Bill, Creating ‘Space Force’ & Ending ‘Widow’s Tax’

The House passed a $738 billion compromise defense policy bill on Wednesday in a 377 to 48 vote that would…

4 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson On Her Foreign Policy Goals, Department Of Peace

Marianne Williamson, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and spiritual self-help author, spoke to uPolitics exclusively about what she would hope to…

5 years ago

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Proposes Creating ‘Department Of Peace’

On Monday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson proposed a Cabinet-level Department of Peace. https://twitter.com/marwilliamson/status/1163569986738298881 1971944608 Williamson said that the…

5 years ago