The U.S. Coast Guard saw a nearly fivefold increase in the number of migrants it intercepted off the coast of Southern California in 2018, underscoring the challenge that will remain in stopping illegal migration even if President Trump secures funding for his southern border wall.
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The term “conventional warfare” has been outdated since at least the late 1960s, and today, some of the U.S. military’s biggest potential adversaries are insurgencies without a discernible front line.
What Next In Syria? Implications For The New SECDEF
The wailing and gnashing of teeth over President Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. ground forces from Syria and many from Afghanistan has obscured a more important concern regarding how best to optimize U.S. security interests in these countries with a view to the future.
Coast Guard to go without pay if shutdown continues through weekend
On Tuesday, the 18th day of the partial government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, took to the House floor to share stories of Connecticut residents affected by the shutdown like Ethan, of Niantic, a member of the Coast Guard Academy's faculty for the past 11 years.
To build border wall as a national emergency, Trump would need to tap existing military budget
If President Trump declares a national emergency to force the military to build a wall on the border with Mexico, the Pentagon may have to figure out which military construction projects around the world to cancel, pare back or put on hold to free up money for the initiative.