Trump's defence secretary Mark Esper dodges questions on military involvement in election

Defence secretary Mark Esper has refused to be drawn on questions surrounding military involvement at polling stations in November's election and subsequent transfer of power should president Donald Trump lose to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. In a short written answer submitted to Congress and released on Tuesday, Mr Esper, 56, told lawmakers only that "the US military has acted, and will continue to act, in accordance with the Constitution and the law”. Mr Esper was responding to...