Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Meanwhile, let’s go out to the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, kind enough to be joining us live at this very important moment in American military and security history. Mr. Secretary, thanks so…

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK T. ESPER: Well, good morning, everyone. First of all, Happy New Year. I'd note that this is my third meeting of the day, and we'll – what I want to do on my third meeting of…

At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. General Soleimani was…

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, deploy to Iraq to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy and ensure the safety of American citizens, Dec. 31, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to move…

Grafton Thomas Injured at Least Five People in Attack During Hanukkah Observance New York - Grafton Thomas has been charged with five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religion in an attempt to kill, a federal hate crime, related…

WASHINGTON— Delivering on U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' promise to improve customer experience with the federal student aid process, the Department debuted today a new, centralized hub for customers to access student aid information. The new http://StudentAid.gov is now…

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) returned home to Alameda following an 82-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Last Wednesday the national security cutter crew offloaded more than 18,000 pounds…

Joey Stanton Dodson, 55, of Indio, California, was charged in an indictment filed in the Northern District of California with four counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud and three counts of money laundering. Dodson was arrested this…

Justice Department and Live Nation Agree to a Number of Significant Changes, To Extend by Five and Half Years the 2010 Live Nation/Ticketmaster Final Judgment; Live Nation to Pay Costs and Fees to Taxpayers for Enforcement The Department of Justice’s…

Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd would like to release the following updated information regarding a search and rescue operation on Tonto Creek near Tonto Basin, AZ. On November 29, 2019 at approximately 4:11 p.m., the Gila County Sheriff’s Office received a…

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense Department has announced expanded commissary, Military Service Exchange and MWR access beginning Jan. 1, 2020, and established a standard for physical access to military installations. Veterans and primary family caregivers who are eligible and want…

Federal, State, and International Law Enforcement Join Forces Against Transnational Schemes Attorney General William P. Barr and law enforcement partners have made a concentrated effort across the country and around the world to halt money mule activity. Money mules assist…