2020 Presidential Election August 26, 2020 Maine Republican Bill Cohen endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president Bill Cohen, a Republican who spent more than three decades representing Maine in Congress before becoming secretary of defense during former President Bill Clinton’s second term, has endorsed Joe Biden for president.
Pentagon August 22, 2020 Pentagon: Use of surveillance planes in protests was legal The use of National Guard reconnaissance planes in four U.S. cities to monitor the widespread protests earlier this year didn't violate rules against the military collecting intelligence on Americans, a Pentagon report has concluded.
JUSTICE WITH JUDGE JEANINE August 9, 2020 Esper on aid to Lebanon after deadly Beirut blast: US doing 'everything we can' The U.S. government will do everything it can to help the Lebanese people in the wake of Tuesday's massive explosion at a port in Beirut that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday night.
Secretary of Defense August 8, 2020 Esper pays tribute to 9 service members killed in training accident All nine service members killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the California coast last week during a training exercise have been identified, military officials announced on Monday.
Marines August 8, 2020 Remains of 7 Marines, 1 sailor recovered off California after training mishap The remains of seven U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy sailor – who went missing July 30 after a training mishap off the coast of California – have been recovered, Marine Corps officials said Friday night.
Donald Trump August 5, 2020 Trump says Italy and Belgium are next ‘delinquents’ to pony up defense spending for NATO President Trump told Fox and Friends anchor Brian Kilmeade Wednesday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a disaster” and that he got countries to pay $130 billion a year more.
DEFENSE August 5, 2020 Defense Secretary Esper contradicts Trump on Beirut tragedy: 'Most believe it was an accident' The massive explosion that tore through Beirut killed at least 135 people and left some 300,000 homeless
Faith & Values August 3, 2020 Cruz accuses Pentagon of 'culture of hostility towards religion' after Christian Air Force vet's talk canceled Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Defense Department of "religious discrimination" Monday in a strongly-worded letter that pressed Defense Secretary Mark Esper on how his department planned to address "its culture of hostility towards religion."
Secretary of Defense July 29, 2020 US plan to pull troops from Germany sparks criticism from lawmakers in both parties Congressional lawmakers are pushing back against the announcement by the Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, that the U.S. will be removing 12,000 U.S. troops from long-time allied nation Germany, Wednesday.
Pentagon July 21, 2020 Pentagon preparing to open schools on military bases worldwide this fall The Pentagon says it's preparing to open schools on U.S. military bases worldwide this fall for students in grades K-12 as long as the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus in the surrounding area remains "limited" or "moderate," according to newly released guidance.
China July 14, 2020 China places sanctions on Lockheed Martin over arms sales to Taiwan China announced Tuesday that they will be placing sanctions on U.S.-based defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., for their missile sales to Taiwan.