USA TODAYadded this to Top StoriesIran 'Work with us': United States looks to other countries for help with IranUSA TODAY - Donovan SlackWASHINGTON – The calls are coming with increasing frequency and from every level, including from President Donald Trump himself: Help us with Iran. After Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal between Iran
Bloombergadded this to BloombergSouth China Sea Iran, China and Other Problems for the New Defense SecretaryBloomberg - Tobin Harshaw The Defense Department has now gone over half a year without a secretary, the longest period in history. Even for Donald Trump, who has said he likes …
Daily Calleradded this to The Daily CallerConservative View US Army Invests In Studying ‘Hyperfit’ Women Who Pass Its Hardest Tests | The Daily Callerdailycaller.com The U.S. Army is investing in studying the “hyperfit” women who pass some of the military’s most grueling tests. “This is a unique historical time,” …
Viktor Kingadded this to Lockheed Martin F-35F-35 Eglin AFB F-35s Hit Their Highest Mission-Capable Ratemilitary.com - The Walton Sun As President Trump's nominee for defense secretary is telling the Senate Armed Services Committee that the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet …
Los Angeles TimesThe White House Trump, playing with fire on racial issues, already getting burnedLos Angeles Times - David LauterIn a different world, with a different president, an incumbent presiding over 3.6% unemployment and steady, if weakening, economic growth would be running a variation on President Reagan‘s “Morning in
The Daily SignalConservative View Senate Needs to Confirm Eminently Qualified Esper As Pentagon Chiefdailysignal.com - Thomas Spoehr The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday on Mark Esper’s nomination to serve as secretary of defense was overdue, as was the …
Elizabeth Warren Fail: Elizabeth Warren Tries To Rip Defense Secretary Nominee Mark Esperiheart.com - wflanews.iheart.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren aggressively went after Secretary of Defense nominee Mark Esper Tuesday over the ethical implications of his prior lobbying for …
Moscow Press review: Turkey picks S-400s over F-35s and can ties with Ukraine be restoredtass.com - TASS Washington has removed Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program and may impose sanctions on Ankara following its purchase of the S-400 missile …
NPRadded this to PoliticsElizabeth Warren Democrats Have Tough Questions For Esper, Nominee To Head The PentagonNPR - David WelnaArmy Secretary Mark Esper is hoping to be confirmed by the Senate to be defense secretary. At his confirmation hearing, he faced tough questions about his years as a top defense contractor lobbyist. The
POLITICOU.S. Navy U.S. Navy downs Iranian dronePOLITICO - By CONNOR O’BRIENEditor's Note: This edition of Morning Defense is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Defense subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 5:30 a.m. Learn more about
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Revolving Door: Mark Esper Employment Summaryopensecrets.org - www.opensecrets.org Dept of Defense Acting Secretary of Defense, Dept of Defense Mark Esper, former Secretary of the Army and a former Raytheon lobbyist, was named acting …
American Military Newsadded this to American Military NewsUnited States US needs new bases and new capabilities in Asia to counter China threat, defense chief nominee saysamericanmilitarynews.com - Jesse Johnson - Japan Times U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next defense chief has said that new military bases are needed “throughout the Indo-Pacific region” …
U.S. Air Force U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goalrealcleardefense.com - Joseph Trevithick Mark Esper, the nominee to become the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, has told Congress that F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleets across the U.S. Air …
ABC Newsadded this to NewsStrait of Hormuz Trump says US Navy ship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of HormuzABC News - Elizabeth McLaughlin and Ben Gittleson President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday that …
The Daily BeastU.S. Secretary of Defense Trump Officially Nominates Mark Esper as Next Defense SecretaryThe Daily Beast - Audrey McNamara President Trump officially nominated Mark Esper as defense secretary on Monday. The position has been in limbo since Gen. Jim Mattis resigned last …
Turkey Can Turkey be trusted with U.S. nukes?washingtonexaminer.com - Jamie McIntyre The decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to choose Russia’s S-400 air defense system over America’s best weapons, including the vaunted …
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Senate committee approves Trump pick Esper for Defense SecretaryFox News - Ronn BlitzerThe Senate Armed Services Committee approved the nomination of Mark Esper to be the new U.S. Secretary of Defense on Thursday. Until he was nominated, Esper had been serving as Acting Defense Secretary
Reutersadded this to PoliticsSenate Armed Services Committee Senate expected to confirm Trump's second Secretary of Defense next weekReuters - by Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is due to vote next week to confirm Mark Esper as President Donald Trump's second Secretary of Defense, ending the longest period by far that the Pentagon has been
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsPolitics Esper, Milley nominations head to floor; Hyten‘s fate unclearRoll Call - Patrick Kelley McConnell lined up Monday cloture vote, which Esper is expected to clear easily, and a final confirmation vote by Wednesday The Senate Armed Services …
Reuters Indiaadded this to WorldU.S. Senate U.S. Senate expected to confirm Trump's second Secretary of Defence next weekReuters India - by Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is due to vote next week to confirm Mark Esper as President Donald Trump's second Secretary of Defence, ending the longest period by far that the Pentagon has been
Roll CallSenate Armed Services Committee Armed Services panel to huddle on three top Pentagon nomineesRoll Call - John M. Donnelly The Senate Armed Services Committee, in a closed-door meeting Thursday, is expected to approve the president’s choice for Defense secretary and Joint …
POLITICOF-35 500 U.S. troops to headed to Saudi ArabiaPOLITICO - By CONNOR O’BRIENEditor's Note: This edition of Morning Defense is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Defense subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 5:30 a.m. Learn more about
U.S. Politics US seeks to preserve alliance with Turkey, despite rift over Russian missileswashingtonexaminer.com - Jamie McIntyre CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED? The Pentagon is trying to salvage what’s left of a relationship torn asunder by Turkey’s defiance of U.S. warnings that …
Rolling Stoneadded this to All NewsRaytheon Trump’s New Defense Secretary Is as Swampy as You’d ExpectRolling Stone - Ryan Bort It’s been seven months since a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense has presided over the Pentagon. This isn’t likely to be the case for much …
Salonadded this to News & PoliticsElizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren chews out Trump nominee Mark Esper over blatant conflict of interestSalon - Cody FenwickSen. Elizabeth Warren has made fighting government corruption a key part of her political career and her 2020 presidential campaign. And in a confirmation hearing Tuesday with Defense secretary nominee
Associated PressTurkey US kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter programAssociated Press - By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian
The Washington Postadded this to OpinionsRaytheon In Trump’s swamp, the corporate lobbyists are in chargeThe Washington Post - By Paul WaldmanAfter Jim Mattis stepped down as secretary of defense, President Trump installed Patrick M. Shanahan, a longtime employee of Boeing, the country’s second-largest military contractor, as his acting replacement.
F-35 The F-35 Has A New Problem That Won't Be Easy To Solvenationalinterest.org The U.S. military’s growing fleet of F-35 stealth fighters will fall short of the 80-percent readiness goal that former defense secretary James …
Okara!added this to Defense - Open SourceMilitary If Congress Punts Spending Bill, Navy’s New Frigate Would Sufferbreakingdefense.com - Paul McLeary The Navy is looking to get a new class of frigates in the water as soon as possible, but the budget wrangling between Congress and the White House …
The Washington Timesadded this to News From The Washington TimesDan Coats Inside the Ring: Trump quietly working to replace director of national intelligenceThe Washington Times - Bill Gertz President Trump is continuing to plan to replace his senior intelligence adviser, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and has considered at …
