Missiles

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference, in Union Beach, N.J. Menendez is charged with accepting bribes from Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in exchange for lobbying for Melgen's personal and business interests. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Bob Menendez: Trump needs AUMF before he can launch military strike against Syria

Katelyn Caralle · April 12, 2018 1:26 pm

National Security

Trump: Missile attack could hit Syria ‘very soon’ or ‘not so soon at all’

Katelyn Caralle · April 12, 2018 7:08 am

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with business leaders in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

National Security

Trump warns Russia: Missiles ‘will be coming’ after Syria’s chemical attack

Katelyn Caralle · April 11, 2018 11:18 am

This Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 photo shows an Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel. Anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria, the Israeli military said. The military said its warplanes struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets.

National Security

Syria, Russia blame Israel for attack on air base that killed 14

Katelyn Caralle · April 9, 2018 12:02 pm

In this photo from Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center left) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (left) are accompanied by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (center right) and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Beltway Confidential

What Xi wanted from Kim and what it means for the US

Tom Rogan · March 28, 2018 4:30 pm

Former President Jimmy Carter is pictured speaking at an event in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter willing to meet with North Koreans on Trump’s behalf

Anna Giaritelli · March 23, 2018 5:50 pm

Philippine Air Force personnel wipes off the champagne on an ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicles following its turnover Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Villamor Air Base in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines. Six drones were acquired by the Philippine Air Force from the United States for $13.76 million and will be used for counter-terrorism, security operations, maritime patrol and disaster response operations, especially in assessing extent of damage caused by disasters and calamities and locating victims and survivors.

National Security

Trump expected to ease export rules on lethal US-made drones

Katelyn Caralle · March 20, 2018 4:00 pm

The myth of Putin’s ‘invincible’ weapons, and the real threat they pose

Jamie McIntyre · March 20, 2018 4:00 am

In this Dec. 23, 2017 photo distributed on Dec. 24, 2017 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the conference of cell chairpersons of the ruling party in Pyongyang.

National Security

South Korean: Kim Jong Un has ‘given his word’ on denuclearization

Katelyn Caralle · March 19, 2018 11:34 am

This smartphone screen capture shows the retraction of a false incoming ballistic missile emergency alert sent from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency system. In response, the White House said that the president has been briefed and that it was "a state exercise." (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Hawaii lawmaker upset with ‘stonewalling’ after release of redacted recording of drill message that prompted botched missile alert

Daniel Chaitin · March 17, 2018 2:27 pm

National Security

Russian military official claims nuclear submarines approached US bases undetected

Diana Stancy Correll · March 16, 2018 10:38 pm

Sen. Cory Gardner, like many Trump supporters, praised Trump's "maximum pressure campaign" for getting negotiations to this point. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cory Gardner: North Korea must take more steps toward nuclear disarmament before talks

Kyle Feldscher · March 11, 2018 4:24 pm