Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate retired general John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security, the third ex-military man tapped for a top job in his presidential administration. “General John Kelly’s decades of military service and deep commitment to fighting the threat of terrorism inside our borders ...
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Afghanistan Friday on an unannounced visit, as uncertainty lingers over President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy on America’s longest war with no end in sight. Carter is expected to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and American troops. “#SecDef arrives in Afghanistan to visit troops, receive ...