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Television screens in South Korea show news reports of escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea. A top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said that South Korean leaders were confused by the Trump administration's public statements regarding whether it is seeking dialogue with North Korea as tensions escalate. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Foreign Policy

Jack Reed: South Koreans ‘confused, shaken’ by Trump handling of North

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., warned of
National Security

John McCain warns of ‘severe consequences’ amid Iraqi-Kurd clashes

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What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?
Daily on Defense

When allies fight: Kurdish-Iraqi clashes put US troops in a tough spot

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Just 17 of the 57 Pentagon positions that require Senate confirmation have been filled by President Trump's appointees. That figure has barely budged in two months. (iStock Photo)
National Security

Top Pentagon posts are 70 percent vacant as confirmations continue to lag

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he at first thought his staff was playing a joke when he read the NBC News report that President Trump had called for a tenfold increase in U.S. nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
National Security

Jim Mattis: I thought my staff was playing a joke when I saw ‘tenfold’ Trump nuclear report

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The MAVNI program recruits foreign residents who are in the U.S. with a legal immigration status or fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
Immigration

Pentagon orders more security screening for troops seeking US citizenship

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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill that prohibits the Defense Department and Coast Guard from ruling out service based on gender identity. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
National Security

New House bill would block Trump’s rollback of transgender military service

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Pentagon pushing allies to increase pressure on Iran
National Security

Pentagon pushing allies to increase pressure on Iran

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What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?
Daily on Defense

Trump’s new Iran strategy goes after ballistic missiles, terror support

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Both the $696 billion House and $700 billion Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act contain more troops, ships, and aircraft than President Trump's $639 billion request from this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Security

House votes to start negotiations on 2018 defense policy bill

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