President Obama nominated Ashton Carter to replace Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
As Chuck Hagel steps down, President Obama taps long-time Pentagon adviser Ashton Carter.
Read more...The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave a press briefing on ISIL strategy. (RT America/Twitter)
This will be an Iraq-first strategy, said the Pentagon.
Read more...The president's strategy to "destroy" ISIL feels a little too much like a UN mission.
Read more...The USS George H.W. Bush flight deck, pictured above. (Photo by Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Militants post pictures of mass killings after attempts to capture Iraqi capital fail.
Read more...Karazi says no to security agreement, and U.S. prepares for removal.
Read more...Three men just released from Guantanamo Bay.
Read more...The U.S-Japanese plan to relocate the air base can move forward with Okinawa governor's approval.
Read more...See how Republican governors are using the National Guard to deny rights to same-sex couples.
Read more..."Enough is enough", Obama says, on the current filibuster policy.
Read more...The U.S. committed to sending relief aid and troops to further assist relief efforts in the Philippines.
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