PENTAGON — The U.S. Navy has dismissed the commander of the 7th Fleet after several collisions involving warships, including one Monday that killed 10 U.S. sailors. Navy Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift relieved Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin Wednesday, citing a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a statement. Aucoin was scheduled […]
PHOENIX — U.S. President Donald Trump said he is willing to risk a budget crisis in order to honor a campaign pledge to build what he called an “absolutely necessary” wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “If we have to close down the government, we are building that wall,” Trump said Tuesday night during a campaign-style rally […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump looks to get his administration back on track after a difficult week with a campaign-style rally of supporters Tuesday in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump is trying to move past the controversy from last week when he blamed protesters “on both sides” for the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. […]
According to the director of the Secret Service, Randolph “Tex” Alles, because of the president’s large family size, multiple homes and frequent trips to golf courses and Trump’s resort homes, more than a thousand Secret Service agents have maxed out their pay and overtime allowances, and many of those will not be fully compensated for […]