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The Pentagon's watchdog on Thursday said Dana W. White, a political appointee from the Trump administration and the Defense Department's former chief spokeswoman, violated ethical regulations by directing and allowing subordinates to run personal errands for her.

The amendment was put forward by Rep. Chris Smith, who was "inspired" by several books and articles claiming that the U.S. government conducted research between the 1950s and 1970s.

We actually need a far leaner and meaner military budget to keep America safe.

About an hour later, the Fox Business host shared another tweet, writing: "God Bless America and our Great President!"

A Pentagon spokesperson said China's actions are "contrary to its claim to want to bring peace to the region."

The "Strategic Multilayer Assessment" suggested the U.S. is underestimating the threat posed by states such as Russia.

"At this time we're not going to take any questions, but we're hoping to come back to you guys with some more information later today," the chief Pentagon spokesman said.

President Trump's new acting defense secretary garners bi-partisan support as Patrick Shanahan departs the Pentagon amid allegations of domestic violence.

"As with Patrick Shanahan, Mark Esper's appointment as acting Secretary of Defense brings up questions regarding potential conflicts of interest," Rachel Rizzo, of New American Security, told Newsweek.

"The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces," acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan said.

"The more the U.S. hostile acts towards the DPRK grow, the stronger our countermeasures will become," the nation's foreign ministry warned.

Roscosmos says the U.S. wants to "destroy" Russian-American relations in space.

The plans are separated into two categories and involve airstrikes, targeted incursions and setting U.S. forces up for a ground invasion.

Money originally intended for the Airborne Warning and Control System and funding for U.S. allies has also been redirected to the southern border wall.

The modified Hellfire missile has reportedly been used in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia.

"It is not in the national interest" to grant funding to 13 universities that have Confucius Institutes, the Defense Department said.

House lawmakers denied a Pentagon request to shift $1 billion from the Defense Department to fund President Donald Trump's southern border wall.

If the Trump administration's policy affecting transgender service members goes through, "we become an endangered species," Staff Sergeant Patricia King said.

"We can confirm the Pentagon mail facility received a suspicious package," said Army Lieutenant Colonel Audricia Harris, a Defense Department spokeswoman.

"The House will continue to fight this discriminatory action, which has no place in our country," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "We will never allow hate and prejudice to dictate our national security."

Brie Larson promotes the Air Force in a new featurette for "Captain Marvel."

The broadcast, aired Sunday evening, said Russia would be able to hit its targets in five minutes using hypersonic missiles.

The Pentagon reportedly expects as many as 6,000 troops to be stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border by March 1, 2019.

Section 2808 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code suggests that authority on the redirection of funds rests with the secretary of defense.

The additional troops will hike the total number of forces at the border to about 4,350, according to the Department of Defense.

A high-level North Korean official is meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday.

President Donald Trump and his top officials are placing sensors in space as part of the 2019 Missile Defense Review.

A foreign ministry spokesperson said the Pentagon report was "extremely unprofessional and contained absurd accusations."

The deployment of active-duty U.S. troops and National Guard forces to the U.S.-Mexico has been extended to September 30.

The Pentagon is pushing ahead with plans to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria even as the White House sends mixed signals about how quickly the drawdown is supposed to happen—or if it will even occur at all.