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Trump to Nominate Mark Esper as Next Secretary of Defense

President Donald Trump announced on June 21 that he intends to formally nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper as the next secretary of defense. This follows Trump's decision earlier this week to ...

June 22, 2019BY Janita Kan

Trump Says Shanahan Withdraws as Defense Secretary Nominee; Esper Named Acting Chief

President Donald Trump says that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration for the permanent role ...

June 18, 2019BY Bowen Xiao

Trump Places Army Secretary in Charge of Pentagon After Shanahan Withdraws From Consideration

President Donald Trump announced that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration for the permanent ...

June 18, 2019BY Zachary Stieber

US to Sell 34 Surveillance Drones to Allies in South China Sea Region

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South ...

June 4, 2019BY Reuters

China, US Defense Chiefs Hold Talks at Asia Security Summit

SINGAPORE—Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan held talks on May 31 at ...

May 31, 2019BY Reuters

President Trump to Nominate Patrick M. Shanahan as Defense Secretary: White House

President Donald Trump intends to nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan as the new Secretary of Defense, according to ...

May 9, 2019BY Venus Upadhayaya

US Responds To Threat By Iran

The US responds to a 'credible threat' by Iran in a statement from the White House. The Trump ...

May 6, 2019BY Angela Anderson

Acting Defense Secretary Expects New Deployment of Thousands to US Border

WASHINGTON—The nation got a formal introduction to the man some consider likely to permanently succeed James Mattis at ...

January 29, 2019BY Tommy Sears