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Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
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Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
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Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
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McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
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Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
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Mattis is ‘alone’ in plans to boost defense budget, says House Armed Services Committee chairman
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry worries the young Trump administration’s slow pace filling Pentagon jobs — and Obama administration holdovers at DoD— may hurt plans to boost defense spending.
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US Senate confirms fiscal hawk Mulvaney for budget director
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, bucking hawkish lawmakers who protested over his past support of defense cuts.
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Democrats demand independent probe of White House-Russia ties
With questions still swirling about the sudden resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn this week, Democrats on Wednesday stepped up demands for an independent investigation into the relationship between the Trump administration and Moscow.
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US defense budget boost: Congressional hawks face the clock
President Trump may be signing executive orders at a furious pace, but for defense spending, the White House and Congress are looking ahead to a thorny agenda and a shrinking schedule.
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Trump’s fights with McCain threaten to divide Republicans
Sen. John McCain insists he’s a supporter of President Donald Trump, even as he has once again emerged as his biggest foe on Capitol Hill.
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Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
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Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
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Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
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McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
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Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
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Mattis is ‘alone’ in plans to boost defense budget, says House Armed Services Committee chairman
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry worries the young Trump administration’s slow pace filling Pentagon jobs — and Obama administration holdovers at DoD— may hurt plans to boost defense spending.
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US Senate confirms fiscal hawk Mulvaney for budget director
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, bucking hawkish lawmakers who protested over his past support of defense cuts.
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Democrats demand independent probe of White House-Russia ties
With questions still swirling about the sudden resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn this week, Democrats on Wednesday stepped up demands for an independent investigation into the relationship between the Trump administration and Moscow.
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US defense budget boost: Congressional hawks face the clock
President Trump may be signing executive orders at a furious pace, but for defense spending, the White House and Congress are looking ahead to a thorny agenda and a shrinking schedule.
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Trump’s fights with McCain threaten to divide Republicans
Sen. John McCain insists he’s a supporter of President Donald Trump, even as he has once again emerged as his biggest foe on Capitol Hill.
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Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
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Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
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Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
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McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
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Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
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Mattis is ‘alone’ in plans to boost defense budget, says House Armed Services Committee chairman
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry worries the young Trump administration’s slow pace filling Pentagon jobs — and Obama administration holdovers at DoD— may hurt plans to boost defense spending.
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US Senate confirms fiscal hawk Mulvaney for budget director
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, bucking hawkish lawmakers who protested over his past support of defense cuts.
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Democrats demand independent probe of White House-Russia ties
With questions still swirling about the sudden resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn this week, Democrats on Wednesday stepped up demands for an independent investigation into the relationship between the Trump administration and Moscow.
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US defense budget boost: Congressional hawks face the clock
President Trump may be signing executive orders at a furious pace, but for defense spending, the White House and Congress are looking ahead to a thorny agenda and a shrinking schedule.
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Trump’s fights with McCain threaten to divide Republicans
Sen. John McCain insists he’s a supporter of President Donald Trump, even as he has once again emerged as his biggest foe on Capitol Hill.
