Travis J. Tritten

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What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?

Daily on Defense

Trump huddles with Pentagon leaders ahead of new defense strategy

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · January 18, 2018 12:08 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is one of the few senators who appears to have forged a close relationship with President Trump and he has also been a key defender. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Does Trump know terror leaders’ names? Lindsey Graham says it doesn’t matter

Travis J. Tritten · January 17, 2018 4:54 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the Olympic talks may lead North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to believe his pursuit of nuclear weapons capable of striking the U.S. is not so unacceptable, and could ratchet up military tensions. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

National Security

South Korea is undercutting Trump on North’s nuclear program, Lindsey Graham says

Travis J. Tritten · January 17, 2018 3:45 pm

What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?

Daily on Defense

Rex Tillerson: No freeze in military exercises to appease North Korea

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · January 17, 2018 12:05 pm

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has been incubating for years and other countries around the world have been quick to see the potential. But Americans — and the U.S. regulatory and national security system — have been much slower to understand and react to the rise of the new currency. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

National Security

The dark side of bitcoin: Terror financing and sanctions evasion

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 11:55 pm

Rep. Mac Thornberry blamed Democrats for playing political games with concerns over military funding and children of illegal immigrants who are losing protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mac Thornberry says a budget deal is ‘very possible’ — if Democrats want it

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 4:36 pm

"It is not far-fetched that one of those missiles may be headed towards not only Hawaii but the mainland somewhere," Rep. Mac Thornberry said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mac Thornberry says real Hawaii missile strike ‘not far-fetched’

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 3:19 pm

What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?

Daily on Defense

There’s still time, but test of wills could force shutdown nobody wants

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 12:00 pm

"The Dems will threaten 'shutdown,' but what they are really doing is shutting down our military, at a time we need it most," President Trump tweeted on Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump says a shutdown would hurt the military ‘very badly.’ Here’s what would happen

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Chrissi Lee is military legislative assistant for Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Counting bombers: Passion for politics leads to military assistant job for Vicky Hartzler aide

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump arrives to sign the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 12. But the NDAA provides no actual money to the Pentagon and analysts believe lawmakers will eventually settle on deal to fund at least the 10 percent increase in base defense spending requested by the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Defense industry poised for boost by ‘Trump tailwind’

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?

Daily on Defense

Trump warns shutdown would ‘badly’ hurt military

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · January 15, 2018 12:06 pm