The US government is in preliminary talks with Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM) about the production of weapons and military equipment. The talks are in the early stages and no deals have been announced. But for investors in both stocks, it’s worth asking the question: Could a defense pivot add real value to…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new White House rule issued on Friday restricts the ability of accredited journalists to freely access the offices of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and other senior communications officials in the West Wing, near the Oval Office. The new National Security Council memo prohibits journalists from accessing Room 140,…
The Pentagon has introduced its new generation of right-wing media and influencers who will now cover the ins and outs of the Department of Defense. Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell revealed that more than 60 journalists have signed the Pentagon’s media access policy. He said they represent a “broad spectrum of new media and independent…
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out a new attack on Thursday against a suspected drug trafficking ship in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first case of its kind, there were survivors among the crew, a U.S. official told Reuters. The official, who spoke on condition…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) is throwing a curveball in the shutdown fight as he plans to introduce a full-year spending bill for the Pentagon on Thursday, effectively daring Democrats to oppose it as part of their effort to keep health care at the forefront of the impasse. Democrats have been almost completely united…
By Phil Stewart Washington (Reuters) -The Pentagon promised in a statement on Tuesday to reduce her military mission in Iraq, a process that a US official said will see Baghdad’s command efforts to combat the remains of the Islamic State within her own country. According to the Plan, the United States and its coalition allies…
