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Video US Secretary of Defense James Mattis signs off on order to withdraw all US troops from Syria prior to stepping down Outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has signed orders to pull all American troops out of Syria in the coming weeks, a senior defense official told Fox News on Sunday. Pentagon officials refused to discuss specifics including the timeline citing operational security for the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria. Plans…

Video Migrant caravan impacting businesses on southern border Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a group of activists escorting the migrant caravan of thousands of Central Americans traveling to the U.S., is being blamed by many — including the migrants themselves — for encouraging such a risky trek. The group, which is comprised of about 40 U.S. and Mexican activists, gave the caravan an option in October. The migrants were asked whether they wanted to…

Authorities in Colorado said Sunday they were looking for a woman who allegedly burglarized a business in Fort Collins while disguised as Santa’s red-nosed helper. In a video posted by police in Fort Collins, the woman, who’s wearing a large, furry Rudolph mask, can be seen entering a room, flipping on the lights and stuffing items into a shopping bag. At one point, she removes the mask and looks at…

The early departure of Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisTrump defends foreign policy decisions amid personnel resignations Erdogan promised Trump he’d finish off ISIS in Syria: report Trump cancels Mar-a-Lago Christmas trip over shutdown MORE, which caught congressional leaders by surprise, adds to a growing number of Cabinet vacancies in the Trump administration as well as a confirmations backlog in the Senate. President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump defends foreign policy decisions…

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Media captionWas Trump right to say IS is beaten? France’s President Emmanuel Macron has said he deeply regrets President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to withdrawal all US troops from Syria. “An ally must be dependable,” said Mr Macron, who reportedly called Mr Trump to warn him against the plan. The US said the Islamic State (IS) group had been defeated, a claim disputed by allies and US politicians. France, a…

Video A history of government shutdowns: Examining the consequences and lessons learned Sen. Bob Corker took a shot at President Trump on Sunday amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, accusing the president of being involved in a “made-up fight” and telling Americans to focus on a “significant thing like pulling out of Syria” — sparking a war of words between the two Republicans. Corker, R-Tenn., the retiring junior lawmaker from Tennessee,…

The story of an 8-year-old African boy who came to the U.S. with help from a retired NBA star for surgery to remove a large tumor from his face began as a heartwarming tale, but ended tragically. Matadi Sela Petit, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a cleft lip and facial tumor that enlarged as he grew, died Friday at a Los Angeles hospital from a…

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Incoming White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday acknowledged that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can’t force Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern border. “Technically, you and I both know that it cannot work exactly like that. … Department of Homeland Security can’t actually spend money from Mexico.  We have to get it from Treasury,” Mulvaney said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” Mick MulvaneyJohn…

How Indonesia’s deadly tsunami was caused by volcano which grew in hole left by original 1883 eruption which was blamed for more than 36,000 death The juvenile volcano emerged from the sea around 90 years ago Anak Krakatoa has been showing signs of a huge eruption since June   Krakatoa collapsed after the 1883 eruption which caused the deaths of 36,000  Records of the time show that it destroyed 165 villages…

“This is a made-up fight so the president can look like he’s fighting, but even if he wins, our borders are going to be insecure,” Corker, who is retiring at the end of the year, said Sunday in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

CARITA BEACH, Indonesia — A tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend, sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and a group of people attending a beach concert. More than 800 were reported injured and 28 missing after the tsunami hit around the Sunda Strait on Saturday night, the Disaster Management Agency said. The toll could continue…

Washington is preparing for a lengthy partial shutdown as a deal to fully reopen the government remains elusive. Though only in its second day after Congress missed the midnight deadline Friday, lawmakers are warning they believe roughly a quarter of the government could remain shuttered well into the week. Both Monday and Tuesday are federal holidays, but the ramifications of a partial shutdown are expected be felt more widely on…

Dramatic footage of a tsunami in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait shows large waves crashing into an outdoor stage where a local rock band was performing, reportedly killing a musician. Several spectators attending the concert by Indonesian pop band 17 were missing after the disaster late on Saturday, the Reuters news agency reported. Along the rim of the Sunda Strait, at least 168 people were killed and more than 700 wounded,…

Washington remains deeply divided and nowhere near a resolution of the shutdown that began early Saturday, with all sides now anticipating the impasse will continue into the first weeks of January. The first day of a partial government shutdown sparked by disagreements over funding for border security ended with fruitless overtures by the White House to Democratic leaders and stark evidence that Republicans can’t agree on how President Trump should…

Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, announced his resignation days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis also resigned. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, announced his resignation days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis also resigned. Susan Walsh/AP Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the coalition fighting the…

Senior Trump administration officials said Saturday that the president still plans on having Mexico pay for a wall along the US-Mexico border. The statement comes on the first day of a partial shutdown of the federal government, after Congress adjourned until December 27 without agreeing on a spending deal. President Donald Trump made a last-minute decision in recent days to demand that Congress allocated $5 billion for the wall, despite…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly told President TrumpDonald John TrumpSchumer, Pelosi: Trump got ‘what he wanted’ with shutdown Trump has discussed firing Fed chief after latest interest rate hike: report LeBron James accuses NFL team owners of being ‘old white men’ with ‘slave mentality’ MORE last Friday that his country would handle the remainder of Islamic State forces in Syria following a U.S. withdrawal from the country. NBC News reports that…

When President Trump announced that he would pick Jim Mattis, a retired four-star general, to serve as secretary of Defense, the decision was met with relief. In January 2017, Trump seemed like he might well be able to give conservatives real leadership and credibility on foreign policy. Mattis had the respect of the president and the military as well as the knowledge and experience necessary to navigate emerging threats to…