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Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
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Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won’t support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
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House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan
The budget bill — which will set hundreds of defense policies for next fiscal year — was approved after more than 14 hours of debate.
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Democrats target low-yield nukes, warn of slippery slope to ‘nuclear war’
The House Armed Services Committee has rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at limiting the Trump administration’s pursuit of low-yield nuclear weapons to match Russia.
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House panel rejects greater transparency for Trump Cabinet’s military flights
A House panel has narrowly voted down opening the books when it comes to senior Trump administration officials and their spouses’ use of military flights to travel.
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Military aviation mishap panel receives House Armed Services’ blessing
A proposed commission to review spiking military aviation mishaps and physiological episodes is on track to become part of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill.
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NDAA 2019: HASC amendments to the authorization bill debate
A list of the non-controversial amendments approved in the House Armed Services Committee debate of the fiscal 2019 annual defense authorization bill.
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Did military hide the real mission of the Niger ambush from Congress?
U.S. senators are questioning whether the military hid from Congress its true mission in a Niger ambush last October that ended in the deaths of four American Green Berets.
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McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
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Top 3 takeaways from Mattis on Capitol Hill
Geopolitical hot spots dominated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford.
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Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
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Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won’t support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
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House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan
The budget bill — which will set hundreds of defense policies for next fiscal year — was approved after more than 14 hours of debate.
-
Democrats target low-yield nukes, warn of slippery slope to ‘nuclear war’
The House Armed Services Committee has rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at limiting the Trump administration’s pursuit of low-yield nuclear weapons to match Russia.
-
House panel rejects greater transparency for Trump Cabinet’s military flights
A House panel has narrowly voted down opening the books when it comes to senior Trump administration officials and their spouses’ use of military flights to travel.
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Military aviation mishap panel receives House Armed Services’ blessing
A proposed commission to review spiking military aviation mishaps and physiological episodes is on track to become part of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill.
-
NDAA 2019: HASC amendments to the authorization bill debate
A list of the non-controversial amendments approved in the House Armed Services Committee debate of the fiscal 2019 annual defense authorization bill.
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Did military hide the real mission of the Niger ambush from Congress?
U.S. senators are questioning whether the military hid from Congress its true mission in a Niger ambush last October that ended in the deaths of four American Green Berets.
-
McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
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Top 3 takeaways from Mattis on Capitol Hill
Geopolitical hot spots dominated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford.
-
Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
-
Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won’t support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
-
House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan
The budget bill — which will set hundreds of defense policies for next fiscal year — was approved after more than 14 hours of debate.
-
Democrats target low-yield nukes, warn of slippery slope to ‘nuclear war’
The House Armed Services Committee has rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at limiting the Trump administration’s pursuit of low-yield nuclear weapons to match Russia.
-
House panel rejects greater transparency for Trump Cabinet’s military flights
A House panel has narrowly voted down opening the books when it comes to senior Trump administration officials and their spouses’ use of military flights to travel.
-
Military aviation mishap panel receives House Armed Services’ blessing
A proposed commission to review spiking military aviation mishaps and physiological episodes is on track to become part of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill.
-
NDAA 2019: HASC amendments to the authorization bill debate
A list of the non-controversial amendments approved in the House Armed Services Committee debate of the fiscal 2019 annual defense authorization bill.
-
Did military hide the real mission of the Niger ambush from Congress?
U.S. senators are questioning whether the military hid from Congress its true mission in a Niger ambush last October that ended in the deaths of four American Green Berets.
-
McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
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Top 3 takeaways from Mattis on Capitol Hill
Geopolitical hot spots dominated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford.



