Adam Entous

A Syrian rebel fighter fires a weapon in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on July 17, 2017.

Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad Syrian rebels, a move sought by Russia

August 22, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

President Donald Trump has decided to end the CIA's covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia,...

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, center, at the White House on Feb. 12, 2017.

Justice Dept. warned that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail

August 21, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

The acting attorney general informed the Trump White House late last month that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications with the...

Ridge drafting strategy to ‘win wars of future’

January 30, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

White House Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said Thursday that he was drafting an anti-terrorism plan that could lead to the merger of some federal agencies and give the National...

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