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‘Road to Nowhere’: Defense Secretary Slams GOP Defense Budget
One day after Republicans passed a budget resolution that would boost defense spending, Pentagon leaders called it irresponsible and dangerous.
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John McCain Actually Applauds A White House National-Security Move
Nobody is happier than the Senate Armed Services chairman that President Obama has picked Gen. Joseph Dunford to replace Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.
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In Senate GOP's Iran Standoff, the Rebels Are Losing
Most Republicans are siding against Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton in their quest for tough amendment votes.
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Congress, White House on Collision Course Over Guantanamo
GOP lawmakers are trying to block Obama’s last chance to close the prison.
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Democrats May Delay GOP Defense Bill Until Spending Caps Are Lifted
In both chambers, the minority wants to stop the majority from passing bills that skirt or exceed funding caps.
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Bernie Sanders Enters 2016 Race as an Alternative to Hawkish Rivals—Including Clinton
The anti-war Vermont senator calls for accountable defense spending and better veterans care, setting him apart from other 2016 candidates on national security.
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Tom Cotton, Twitter, and the Weird Future of Diplomacy
The freshman senator challenges Iran’s foreign minister to a debate, gets slapped down.
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A Skeptic's Guide to the Iran Deal
Democrat Adam Schiff explains what worries him about the framework nuclear agreement with Tehran—and about his Republican colleagues.
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New Bill Would Boost Whistleblower Protections for Military Sexual Assault Victims
Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Democratic colleagues introduce a bill to strengthen protections for those who blow the whistle on military wrongdoing, waste, fraud and abuse — including sexual abuse.
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Four Key Areas for Japan-US Military Cooperation
While the new agreement most directly shores up defenses against North Korea, it could also help counterbalance a rising China.
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The Bipartisan Bedfellows Behind the Iran Bill
Sens. Bob Corker and Benjamin Cardin are teaming up to keep poison pills that would kill the measure at bay.
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Why Shinzo Abe Must Turn to South Korea
Eyeing a rising China, the Japanese leader must shore up relations with Seoul to underwrite his country's security.
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The Proof of the Clintons' Wrongdoing
Her campaign and the media are misreading the scandals.
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Rand Paul’s Drone Reversal
The Kentucky senator defends the White House drone policy he once lambasted in a 13-hour filibuster, dulling any edge he may have had on a GOP pack running on the same national security platform.
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Congress: Drone Strikes Are Here to Stay
Despite unintentionally killing three Americans, Republicans and Democrats maintain the U.S. drone program has been a valuable tool in the war against terror.
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Rand Paul Is Suddenly Quiet About Ending the NSA's Domestic Surveillance
Sen. Rand Paul hates the Patriot Act and NSA mass surveillance, but remains tight-lipped about majority leader Mitch McConnell's plan to keep both alive.
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House Panel Advances Military Retirement Reform Bill
The measure would expand perks for personnel who don't spend a significant portion of their career in the military.
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New McConnell Bill Would Extend NSA's Domestic Surveillance Through 2020
The measure aims to restore a core provision of the USA Patriot Act that would permit the bulk collection of U.S. phone records beyond the next presidential term.
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McCain: New ISIS War Powers Request 'Is Not Going Anywhere'
There never was much political incentive for anyone in Washington to officially declare war against the Islamic State group.
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