USA—Thousands Of Additional Troops To Be Sent To Mexican Border, Shanahan Says

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says that "several thousand" additional active-duty troops are likely to be sent to the border with Mexico, reports Breaking Defense. The mission has been extended to September and there will be an increase of a few thousand troops, Shanahan said during a press conference on Tuesday. More clarity on the numbers will be provided when it becomes available, he said. The move is in response to a request from the Dept. of Homeland Security related...