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First LookTrump's transgender ban tweets prompt talks with Pentagon lawyersAfter Trump's unexpected tweets last week, Pentagon lawyers and White House officials are meeting to discuss what the transgender ban could look like and how it would impact transgender soldiers currently serving.
First LookBill to expand college aid for veterans clears CongressA bipartisan bill to provide G.I. and college benefits for veterans after active-duty service has met with overwhelming approval in Congress.聽
Transgender soldier: 'This is the only job I ever wanted'Active-duty transgender Americans say that President Trump's Wednesday tweets vowing to ban them from the military have sown confusion. But most of those interviewed say serving their country comes first.
First LookTrump announces ban on transgender troops in US militaryPresident Trump's tweet Wednesday morning did not address what would happen to the estimated 2,500 to 7,000 transgender troops currently serving in the armed forces.
First LookUS missile defense test successful as North Korea tensions riseSince North Korea's successful missile launch on July 4, world powers have scrambled to find a way to negotiate concerns about nuclear power. Could the recent US missile defense success reduce the fear on the negotiation table?
How Russia and others use cybercriminals as proxiesUS adversaries are offering cyber criminals a bargain: Use your talents for spy agencies, in exchange for legal immunity. One such cybercriminal was involved in the 2016 US election interference.
Civilian oversight of military: How Trump is testing its minimum levelsCivilian control of the military has been a core US value since the founding of the Republic. In Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen, Trump seems to be exercising a light touch as commander-in-chief.
First LookPentagon takes 'baby step' forward with successful missile defense testA recent test was able to destroy a mock warhead over the Pacific. While the success bodes well for protecting the US from a North Korea attack, many experts warn that reliable real-world success is still far off.
First LookMarine ad puts focus on a new kind of recruit: womenThe new ad is part of a campaign to revitalize the image of the Marine Corps, only 8.3 percent of which are women.
First LookWhy the US test-fired another intercontinental ballistic missileThe Minuteman 3, capable of carrying a nuclear bomb, was launched from a base in central California to an atoll in the Pacific Ocean.聽
Are government leakers bringing about the end of secrets?In an age of Wikileaks, Hal Martin, and Shadow Brokers, is the US overclassifying documents it cannot protect?
US missile defense: Getting to 'ready' on North Korea threatBy 2020, North Korea could have as many as 100 nuclear-tipped missiles, according to one report. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) of Alaska is pushing for a more robust defensive missile deployment.
Can McMaster 'ground' White House foreign policy on the fly?Three ways in which the national security adviser's influence could show up as the Trump administration faces key foreign policy tests in the Middle East and Asia.
US targets Syria with cruise missiles in retaliation for gas attackThe US missile strikes hit Syria's Shayrat air base, where US officials say the Syrian military planes that dropped chemicals on civilians had taken off.
First LookAirstrikes in Mosul kill civilians: Are US rules of engagement getting slacker?Iraqi officers say they're suspending operations against ISIS in Mosul after US-led airstrikes killed as many as 137 civilians this week.
First LookWith 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruitsThis slogan, and the decision to highlight Marines鈥� community service alongside their battlefield victories, marks the latest fine-tuning of the military鈥檚 recruitment machine.
Trump to ramp up drone warfare. Will more civilians die?The White House is floating the idea of overturning Obama-era drone regulations to give CIA and military forces greater autonomy in striking enemy combatants.
First LookNavy's 'Fat Leonard' sex-for-secrets scandal widens, ensnares retired admiralA retired admiral and five others are charged with accepting bribes of sex, trips, and fancy meals from a聽Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' in exchange for classified information,聽according to an indictment unsealed in San Diego Tuesday.- First LookMilitary leaders pledge to halt nude photo scandalUS Senators grilled Navy and Marine Corps leaders on Tuesday about a private Facebook group that聽shared nude photos of female Marines online and made misogynistic comments about them.
First LookTrump budget borrows from Coast Guard, TSA, to pay for wallDraft documents of the White House budget proposal indicate that President Trump intends to follow through on his vows to build a wall on the US-Mexico border 鈥� at the expense of the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.聽
