Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

February 27, 2017     McCain, Thornberry: Trump's proposed defense spending hike isn't enough The Republican chairmen of the Senate and House armed services committees said Monday that President Donald Trump’s proposal to boost defense spending by $54 billion for fiscal year 2018 is not enough.   Three investigations look for answers into what happened in raid that led to death of Navy SEAL Three separate military investigations are underway into a raid in Yemen that led to the death of a Navy SEAL, though it could be months before any of them provide insight into what might have gone wrong.   US troops launch exercises in African region challenged by Boko Haram In one of U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercises, a contingent of U.S. special operations forces is working alongside hundreds of troops in western Africa, a region threatened by the militant group Boko Haram.   Intelligence panel chairman denies evidence of Trump team's ties to Russia House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes denied on Monday morning that there was any evidence from the intelligence community of contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russian operatives.   SpaceX says it will fly 2 people to the moon next year SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA's Apollo heyday close to half a century ago.   IRS criminal cases fall by 12 percent as agents head for the exits Sending tax cheats to prison has become increasingly difficult for the Internal Revenue Service amid an exodus of staffers from its Criminal Investigation Division and a 12 percent drop in new cases.   Sworn to secrecy, drugstores stay silent as customers overpay Clawbacks, which can be as little as $2 a prescription or as much as $30, may boost profits by hundreds of millions for benefit managers and have prompted at least 16 lawsuits since October.   Inauguration Day protests spur for study of police actions The District of Columbia's Police Complaints Board says an independent consultant should examine the actions of police on Inauguration Day. More than 200 people were arrested and charged with rioting that day after protesters broke windows and set fire to a limousine.