PRESS ROOM

Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense, told Congress that he welcomes an inspector general investigation into whether he violated any ethics rules by promoting Boeing Co. products while serving in the Trump Administration...

The Trump administration is trying once more to fund a program for providing its allies with loans to buy US military equipment. The lion’s share would go to three major buyers of US weapons: Egypt, Jordan and Israel...

Experts warn that changes to export regulations could flood conflict areas like the Middle East with US-made weapons used in mass shootings...

The Trump administration is about to change the rules on small arms export regulations that opponents say could flood conflict zones like the Middle East . The rules, once finalised would allow sniper rifles and other automatic firearms to be sold commercially without requiring US companies to register with State department...

In recent years the Pentagon has repeatedly claimed that its budget has been decimated by the caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Nothing could be further from the truth...

Matthew Hoh, an Iraq War veteran and former State Department official, talked about his Counterpunch.com article, “Time for Peace in Afghanistan and an End to the Lies.”...

On March 13, a diverse group of 42 organizations from across the political spectrum sent a letter to Chairman Elliot Engel (NY-16) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee...

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for partners and allies abroad to buy U.S. weapons and other defense equipment in an effort to draw them away from shopping with China and Russia...

We look at a number of recent developments in U.S.-Saudi relations, a day after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for retired four-star general John Abizaid to become U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia..

We look at how U.S. weapons are supporting the ongoing devastation in Yemen with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy...

If the vote to end our Yemen involvement passes next week it will be despite foreign cash aimed at stopping it...

The proposed Trump administration rule would weaken oversight and make it easier for criminals to obtain military-grade weapons, he said..