Kristina Wong
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 06:18
The Pentagon said Thursday that it would begin deploying 1,500 new troops to Iraq "in the next weeks" without first securing funding from Congress, reversing previous comments.
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 06:21
A top Obama adviser said Wednesday that the administration is considering lethal arms for Ukraine and said he believed it could deter Russia from further aggression against the Eastern European nation.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 07:35
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday urged President Obama to reverse his previous position and provide arms to Ukrainian forces, who are trying to ward off a renewed invasion threat by Russian forces.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:41
The Pentagon is accelerating plans to train and equip vetted Syrian rebel groups against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 06:13
The Pentagon has authorized 2,100 Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers to be sent to West Africa to help with international efforts to stop the spread of Ebola.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:41
A senior Democratic senator said Monday that Congress should vote on whether U.S. troops should be fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), calling the previous Iraq War a "terrible mistake."
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:32
The Obama administration will not send an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq until Congress approves its $5.6 billion request to pay for the deployment, the Pentagon said Monday.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 06:17
The Pentagon said Thursday that the costs of U.S. efforts against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are an estimated $7 million to $10 million per day.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:42
Several Republican lawmakers on Thursday said President Obama made a mistake by ruling out the use of ground troops against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syia (ISIS).
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 06:21
President Obama has ordered 405 additional U.S. troops to Iraq on Tuesday, bringing the total of U.S. forces authorized there to more than 1,000, the White House announced Tuesday.