Trump's picks for top Pentagon roles, and their focus on China, may be out of step with GOP defense hawks in Congress.

While some believe the agency is in serious need of reform and oversight, others worry a vacuum of U.S. engagement could ...

In addition to Colby, some other Pentagon picks have also recently drawn backlash from pro-Israel Republicans, including ...

President Donald Trump's vow for the U.S. to take over Gaza lies in contrast with his key picks to lead the Department of Defense.

The Abraham Accords agreement is another significant accomplishment for Trump. It signaled a new approach to the Middle East ...

Appoint the teams, and start the talks. Daniel B. Shapiro served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017, and most recently, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy.

Israel’s defense minister says he has instructed ... of an ethnic group from a geographic area. Adam Coogle, deputy Middle East director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch, said it is ...

The 32 positions include advisers and deputy assistant ... for Asia and the Middle East, two of its most important regions over the last four years. Others include the secretary’s chief of ...

McConnell was highlighting statements made by Michael DiMino, who was chosen to be deputy assistant secretary of Defense for the Middle East, and Dan Caldwell, reportedly a top adviser for Pete ...

In Defense of Christian staff Richard Ghazal ... (R-IL), Deputy Assistant Administrator Johnny Walsh (USAID, Middle East Bureau), Ambassador Henry Wooster (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of ...

At the same time, the president hired Michael Dimino as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, a foreign policy expert who has said the Middle East doesn’t "really matter" to ...