Military affairs

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
July 15, 2019 - 9:04 pm

Mnuchin says budget deal with Pelosi is 'very close'

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell vs. hardliners in the White House as lawmakers pursue a deal on federal spending and the debt. And the hardliners, wary of further increases to federal spending, appear to be losing. Talks between Pelosi and...
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In this photo taken Monday, April 23, 2018, Serbia Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, right, walks behind Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia. Kosovo has temporarily banned Serbian officials from entering the country, triggering angry reaction from Belgrade. Vulin says the latest ban is an attempt to "cut ties" between Kosovo Serbs and Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
July 10, 2019 - 11:46 am

Serbian defense minister banned from Kosovo

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's defense minister says he has been banned from entering Kosovo, denouncing its leaders as "liars." Aleksandar Vulin, known for his bombastic and pro-Russia stance, said in a statement Wednesday that he and military personnel from Belgrade's military hospital wanted...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of Finland Antti Rinne listen to the national anthems at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Merkel's body shook visibly as she stood alongside the Finnish prime minister and listen to the national anthems during the welcoming ceremony at the chancellery. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
July 10, 2019 - 8:20 am

German leader Merkel seen shaking for 3rd time in a month

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's body shook visibly at a public event for the third time in less than a month on Wednesday, but the longtime leader insisted that there's nothing to worry about. Merkel shook as she stood at a military honors ceremony alongside Finnish Prime Minister...
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July 07, 2019 - 1:01 pm

Correction: Election 2020-Democratic Freshmen story

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story July 6 about first-term House Democrats, The Associated Press reported erroneously that New York Rep. Anthony Brindisi's first name was Andy. A corrected version of the story is below: House freshmen balance national crises, issues back home Many House freshmen are...
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One of two Bradley Fighting Vehicles is parked nearby the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's 'Salute to America' event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump is promising military tanks along with "Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!" for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 03, 2019 - 10:05 am

Trump touts July 4 military 'salute'; critics see politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics accused him of using America's military as a political prop. Under White House direction, the Pentagon was...
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Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet Boston Red Sox players before a match against the New York Yankees in London, Saturday June 29, 2019. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via AP)
June 29, 2019 - 1:50 pm

Prince Harry, Meghan give London baseball a royal launch

LONDON (AP) — Major league baseball's first game in Europe received a royal launch. Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox. The couple left month-old son Archie home as Meghan made one of her...
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FILE - In this photo taken on Oct.3, 2018 Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is pictured during a joint press conference with his Djibouti counterpart at the presidential palace in Carthage, near the Tunisian capital, Tunis. Tunisia's 92-year-old president Beji Caid Essebsi has been taken to a military hospital after falling seriously ill. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)
June 27, 2019 - 3:44 pm

Tunisia's aging president hospitalized with serious illness

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's first democratically elected president, 92-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi, has been taken to a military hospital after falling seriously ill. Essebsi's office announced his hospitalization Thursday. The president also was briefly hospitalized last week. Essebsi won...
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June 24, 2019 - 1:01 pm

Military woman slain with kids became citizen at White House

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. military member who became an American citizen during a 2012 White House ceremony has been slain along with her two toddlers, and the children's father has been arrested. Alla Ausheva, 2-year-old Ivan Walker and 3-year-old Elia Walker were found dead Saturday in their Staten...
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FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday, June 18, 2019, to block President Donald Trump’s move to restrict transgender men and women from military service. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
June 18, 2019 - 11:25 pm

House votes to block military transgender ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday night to block President Donald Trump's move to restrict transgender men and women from military service. The House passed, by a 243-183 vote, an amendment to block Trump's transgender ban from remaining in effect. The move still faces...
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June 10, 2019 - 2:45 pm

Ex-Army staff sergeant to get Medal of Honor for Iraq valor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will award the nation's highest military honor to former Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia for actions in Iraq, the White House announced Monday. Bellavia was leading a squad in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah on his 29th birthday in November...
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