Dick Durbin: Pentagon Transfers $1.5 Billion to Build Border Wall
The Department of Defense is shifting another $1.5 billion to build a “big & beautiful” border wall, says a tweet from pro-migration Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin.
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Exonerated: Pentagon Watchdog Clears Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan of Claims He Favored Boeing
The Pentagon Inspector General concluded this week that Shanahan did not seek preferential treatment for his former employer, Boeing.
Acting Pentagon Chief Pat Shanahan Authorizes $1B for Border Wall
The Pentagon announced Monday evening that Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan authorized $1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for building the border wall pursuant to the president’s emergency declaration last month.
Acting DOD Chief: China Launched More Than Double the Rockets as U.S. in 2018
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan delivered a sobering statistic on Wednesday at a think-tank in Washington: Last year, China put 34 rockets into orbit — more than double the 17 that the U.S. put into orbit the same year.
Exclusive: Pentagon Investigating Army Two-Star General for Retaliation Against Green Berets
The Pentagon Inspector General is investigating allegations that a two-star Army general is retaliating against active-duty Green Beret instructors under his command who have voiced concerns over his lowering of standards for Green Beret candidates, three sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News.
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan’s Rocky Meeting in Munich: ‘You’ve Just Lost the Senate’
Shanahan had a rocky meeting with U.S. senators at a security conference in Munich, Germany, that could jeopardize his chance to become permanent defense secretary.
Senate Armed Services Chairman Jim Inhofe Says He Is Open to Pat Shanahan as Defense Secretary
Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday he does not oppose Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan becoming the next defense secretary.
Top Pentagon Official in Iraq to Discuss U.S. Troop Presence
BAGHDAD — The top Pentagon official arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to consult with American military commanders and Iraqi government leaders on the future U.S. troop presence in Iraq.
Senate Rebukes Trump’s Troop Withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan
The Senate on Thursday voted in favor of advancing an amendment to rebuke Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
Shanahan: ISIS Will Lose 100% of Its Land in a ‘Couple of Weeks’
Terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is on the verge of losing all of the land it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, according to Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan.
Meet the Pentagon’s Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Known as a ‘Fix-It Guy’
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will hand over the reins of the Pentagon to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary of defense during a phone call scheduled for Monday.
Pentagon Conducts First Full Audit Under Defense Secretary Mattis
The Pentagon released the first full-scope, agency-wide financial statement audit in its history on Friday, finding that only five defense organizations out of 18 total received a clean opinion.
