Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will be ready to update European allies on tensions with Iran as he heads to NATO headquarters this week during his inaugural trip as Pentagon chief, a senior US official said. Esper, whose first full day in the Pentagon was on Monday, led the Army until the surprise resignation […]
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Pentagon authorizes $1 bn for Trump’s border wall
Frustrated by Congress’s refusal to provide the budget to build a border wall, Trump declared a national emergency last month to bypass lawmakers and unlock $8 billion in funding Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan has authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border, the first funds […]