• Top military officer: Troops were issued bayonets in DC unrest
    In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers with their gear board an awaiting bus at Fort Bragg, N.C., as troops from the 82nd Airborne are deployed to the Middle East. (Chris Seward/AP)

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets.

  • Army veteran Nate Boyer stands to the right of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, middle, before a Sept. 1, 2016, preseason game in San Diego. The NFL's new policy on the national anthem was revealed nearly two years after Kaepernick's initial protest. (Chris Carlson/AP)
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    In this commentary, former Green Beret and professional football player Nate Boyer says it's halftime for the 2020 season. But just like every coach says: it's not how you start, it's how you finish.

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  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on July 2, 2020, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
    Democrats say troop threats should be pursued ‘relentlessly’

    The two top Democrats in Congress said Thursday that any threats to U.S. troops must be pursued “relentlessly,” rebuking President Donald Trump after receiving a highly classified briefing about intelligence that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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    US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghanistan war

    Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial next step in a U.S. deal signed with the Taliban in February, according to a statement released Thursday by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.

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