Tim Mak

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National Security

Bradley Manning gets 35 years for giving Wikileaks classified documents

Tim Mak · August 21, 2013 4:00 am

Under Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, VA doctors who were disciplined for violations like practicing with an expired license and refusing to see emergency room patients still got performance bonuses. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Vets target VA bureaucracy, soften demand for ouster of VA head

Tim Mak · August 21, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the United States had "no credibility" there because it had continues to provide $1.3 billion in annual aid to the country after first threatening to cut it off in response to the military's ouster of the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: US must cut aid to regain credibility in Egypt

Tim Mak · August 18, 2013 4:00 am

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus hinted at the real motivation behind the RNCâs desire to cut down on the total number of debates, on ABC This Week. (AP Photo)

RNC chair defends network boycotts in 2016 GOP debates

Tim Mak · August 18, 2013 4:00 am

Domino's Pizza CEO Patrick Doyle tweeted Friday along with a picture of him wearing an "I (heart) halibut" T-shirt and eating fish â presumably Alaskan halibut â out of a Domino's pizza box.

Domino’s CEO (hearts) halibut after senator complains

Tim Mak · August 16, 2013 4:00 am

"Sexual assault is a stain on the honor of our men and women who honorably serve our country, as well as a threat to the discipline and the cohesion of our force," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a statement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pentagon establishes new policies to curb military sexual assaults

Tim Mak · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

Senator defends honor of Alaska halibut

Tim Mak · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway doesn't believe women are naturally suited to operate in combat roles. (AP File)

Retired top Marine hasn’t softened stance on women, gays in military

Tim Mak · August 7, 2013 4:00 am

Retired Gen. James Conway is asking Congress to invest in energy for the sake of national security. (AP File)

Retired military officials call for energy R&D as national security necessity

Tim Mak · August 7, 2013 4:00 am

âThis has been one of the most volatile and uncertain budget cycles the Department of Defense has ever experienced,â Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a statement. (AP/Bruce Smith)

Pentagon reduces furlough days from 11 to 6

Tim Mak · August 6, 2013 4:00 am

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., led the House vote to oppose a carbon tax. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

House passes amendment opposing carbon tax

Tim Mak · August 2, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., decried the federal government for making the lives of ordinary Americans more difficult. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP hints at hard times ahead as they leave town for summer break

Tim Mak · August 2, 2013 4:00 am