Breaking With President on Key Issues, Cheney Supports Defense Spending BillBut Cheney also contradicts the President on another crucial point, one with much broader international -- and potentially kinetic -- implications. Nick Learned
GOP Lawmakers Urge Action After Russia-Afghanistan BriefingWhite House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insists President Donald Trump has not been briefed.Associated Press
President Denies Briefing About Reported Bounties on US TroopsIntelligence officials tell the AP that Trump was briefed on the matter earlier this year.Associated Press
Germany: US Troop Withdrawal Could Harm NATO SecurityShe suggested the move would do more harm to NATO as a whole than to Germany’s own defense.Associated Press
Gordon: Wyoming Keeping Guard Troops Home, Ready if NeededWyoming has been relatively peaceful.Associated Press
Pentagon: 34 US Troops Had Brain Injuries From Iran’s StrikeThe military said symptoms were not immediately apparent.Associated Press
President Trump Calls Troops Ahead of Christmas HolidayTrump has been largely out of the spotlight since delivering a speech to conservative students in nearby West Palm Beach on Saturday.Associated Press
Operation Holiday Express Brings Gifts to US Troops in SyriaThis year, Santa's sleigh and reindeer were apparently swapped for a workhorse CH-47 Chinook helicopter.Associated Press