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Trump CIA pick’s links to torture to fuel confirmation battle
Sen. John McCain says President Trump’s pick for CIA director was involved in “one of the darkest chapters in American history” and needs to explain her stance on torture programs.
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Replacing Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA boss looks like it will be a fight
President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, but Senate Democrats are signaling a confirmation fight.
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McCain joins defense voices slamming Trump tariffs
President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs are aimed at improving national security, but Sen. John McCain has added his voice to those saying it will do just the opposite.
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Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Jack Reed, says the Pentagon must find ways to economize even though it did not ask for a new round of base closures in its FY19 budget request.
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US senators want vote to end support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen war
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators have introduced a measure aimed at ending U.S. military support for the the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war.
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Ukraine officially cleared to buy Javelin weapons
The U.S. State Department is expected to clear the sale of Javelin missiles to Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.
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Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
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Trump still backs McMaster, despite tweet on Russia ‘collusion,’ White House says
Despite President Trump’s rebuke of national security adviser H.R. McMaster over Twitter, Trump still has faith in him, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.
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In America’s opioid crisis, military lets drug shipments go by
Amidst a national opioid addiction crisis, the military command covering the Southern Hemisphere has the resources to intercept only a quarter of known narcotics shipments to the U.S., its commander said Thursday.
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No ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea, says U.S. official, senators
The Trump administration has no strategy for a pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike against North Korea, according to two lawmakers and a Trump administration official.
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Trump CIA pick’s links to torture to fuel confirmation battle
Sen. John McCain says President Trump’s pick for CIA director was involved in “one of the darkest chapters in American history” and needs to explain her stance on torture programs.
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Replacing Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA boss looks like it will be a fight
President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, but Senate Democrats are signaling a confirmation fight.
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McCain joins defense voices slamming Trump tariffs
President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs are aimed at improving national security, but Sen. John McCain has added his voice to those saying it will do just the opposite.
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Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Jack Reed, says the Pentagon must find ways to economize even though it did not ask for a new round of base closures in its FY19 budget request.
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US senators want vote to end support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen war
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators have introduced a measure aimed at ending U.S. military support for the the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war.
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Ukraine officially cleared to buy Javelin weapons
The U.S. State Department is expected to clear the sale of Javelin missiles to Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.
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Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
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Trump still backs McMaster, despite tweet on Russia ‘collusion,’ White House says
Despite President Trump’s rebuke of national security adviser H.R. McMaster over Twitter, Trump still has faith in him, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.
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In America’s opioid crisis, military lets drug shipments go by
Amidst a national opioid addiction crisis, the military command covering the Southern Hemisphere has the resources to intercept only a quarter of known narcotics shipments to the U.S., its commander said Thursday.
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No ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea, says U.S. official, senators
The Trump administration has no strategy for a pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike against North Korea, according to two lawmakers and a Trump administration official.
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Trump CIA pick’s links to torture to fuel confirmation battle
Sen. John McCain says President Trump’s pick for CIA director was involved in “one of the darkest chapters in American history” and needs to explain her stance on torture programs.
-
Replacing Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA boss looks like it will be a fight
President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, but Senate Democrats are signaling a confirmation fight.
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McCain joins defense voices slamming Trump tariffs
President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs are aimed at improving national security, but Sen. John McCain has added his voice to those saying it will do just the opposite.
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Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Jack Reed, says the Pentagon must find ways to economize even though it did not ask for a new round of base closures in its FY19 budget request.
-
US senators want vote to end support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen war
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators have introduced a measure aimed at ending U.S. military support for the the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war.
-
Ukraine officially cleared to buy Javelin weapons
The U.S. State Department is expected to clear the sale of Javelin missiles to Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.
-
Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
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Trump still backs McMaster, despite tweet on Russia ‘collusion,’ White House says
Despite President Trump’s rebuke of national security adviser H.R. McMaster over Twitter, Trump still has faith in him, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.
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In America’s opioid crisis, military lets drug shipments go by
Amidst a national opioid addiction crisis, the military command covering the Southern Hemisphere has the resources to intercept only a quarter of known narcotics shipments to the U.S., its commander said Thursday.
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No ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea, says U.S. official, senators
The Trump administration has no strategy for a pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike against North Korea, according to two lawmakers and a Trump administration official.













