
POLITICO Senior Staff Writer Glenn Thrush said that “time and time again” there was a “dissonance” between the White House and the Pentagon in a discussion on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Tuesday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” on MSNBC. “[There’s] this
by Ian Hanchett27 Jan 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon said on Tuesday that no decision has been made on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion case, adding that he may not be charged at all.
by Edwin Mora27 Jan 2015, 2:17 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — Obama’s Periodic Review Board (PRB) held a hearing on whether an experienced bomb maker linked to al Qaeda should remain in custody at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
by Edwin Mora23 Jan 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — Obama’s State Department wants to keep the U.S. Embassy in Yemen’s capital open for as long as possible, but the Pentagon is pushing for an evacuation before the situation worsens.
by Edwin Mora21 Jan 2015, 12:43 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has not officially identified the Islamic State as the culprit behind Monday’s cyber attack on the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the United States Central Command.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

The Pentagon believes that commanders need to be more involved, not less in dealing with sexual assaults in the military. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) could not disagree more.
by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2015, 3:30 PM PST0

The U.S. Commander of American Special Operations forces in the Middle East is tapping outside government experts in search of innovative ideas to use in the fight against the Islamic State’s ideology, reports The New York Times.
by Edwin Mora29 Dec 2014, 12:18 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Army announced that a commander will decide what appropriate action to take against St. Bowe Bergdahl, which “ranges from no further action to convening a court martial.” In a statement released Monday, the Army said the investigation
by Edwin Mora23 Dec 2014, 1:17 PM PST0

Taliban jihadists are pushing into districts in southern Afghanistan that were secured by the U.S. military, now that foreign forces have left the area, reports The New York Times.
by Edwin Mora23 Dec 2014, 12:06 PM PST0

The Obama administration announced Saturday that four Afghan detainees had been transferred from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to their home country. U.S. officials have characterized the move as a sign of good will between Kabul, the Afghan capital, and
by Edwin Mora22 Dec 2014, 10:10 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — President Obama, during a press conference, refused to explicitly say whether he is considering military action in response to North Korea’s damaging cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. When asked if he would rule out military action against North
by Edwin Mora19 Dec 2014, 3:28 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is “no operational reporting that confirms” U.S. troops were recently embroiled in their first ground battle against Islamic State jihadists who took a shot at conquering an Iraqi military base, the Pentagon told reporters. Several news
by Edwin Mora18 Dec 2014, 7:14 PM PST0