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Beltway Confidential

Rep. Frederica Wilson laughs that controversy over Gold Star widow has made her ‘a rock star’

Philip Wegmann -

October 19, 2017 11:49 pm

Khizr Khan, a Pakistani-American lawyer and Gold Star father, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Foreign Policy

Khizr Khan: Trump ‘does not have the capacity to understand’ what it takes to serve the country

Melissa Quinn -

October 19, 2017 9:38 pm

White House chief of staff John Kelly offered a solemn defense on Thursday of President Trump's outreach to the families of fallen soldiers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Foreign Policy

John Kelly defends Trump’s outreach to Gold Star families in emotional press briefing

Sarah Bedford -

October 19, 2017 7:20 pm

McCain said the Armed Services Committee has asked the administration for an explanation of the Oct. 4 ambush by ISIS-aligned fighters in Niger that left four soldiers dead. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

John McCain blocking Trump’s Army secretary nominee over Niger information

Travis J. Tritten -

October 19, 2017 7:09 pm

Three Green Berets and a fourth soldier were killed while accompanying Nigerien forces for a train, advise and assist mission where the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and Boko Haram have been active. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Jim Mattis: Don’t question military response to deadly ambush in Niger

David Brown -

October 19, 2017 7:07 pm

National Security

H.R. McMaster: Details of Niger attack ‘will come out’

Sarah Bedford -

October 19, 2017 6:53 pm

Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilson is standing by her statement that President Donald Trump told Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson killed in an ambush in Niger, that her husband

News

Frederica Wilson received threatening calls over her account of Trump’s call with Gold Star widow

Diana Stancy Correll -

October 19, 2017 2:47 am

Perry will be looking to use the Africa Oil Week conference to advance prospects for energy development between the U.S. and the continent. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Energy and Environment

Rick Perry jets off to Capetown next week to boost energy ties with Africa

John Siciliano -

October 18, 2017 7:28 pm

National Security

Trump: ‘I did not say what that congresswoman said’ in call with soldier’s widow

Sarah Bedford -

October 18, 2017 4:11 pm

President Trump on Oct. 17 will call the families of four soldiers killed this month in Niger, the White House said. The Associated Press found relatives of two soldiers who died overseas during Trump's presidency who said they never received a call or a letter from him, as well as relatives of a third who did not get a call from him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families

Associated Press -

October 18, 2017 11:46 am

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Rep. Frederica Wilson laughs that controversy over Gold Star widow has made her ‘a rock star’

Khizr Khan: Trump ‘does not have the capacity to understand’ what it takes to serve the country

John Kelly defends Trump’s outreach to Gold Star families in emotional press briefing

John McCain blocking Trump’s Army secretary nominee over Niger information

Jim Mattis: Don’t question military response to deadly ambush in Niger

H.R. McMaster: Details of Niger attack ‘will come out’

Frederica Wilson received threatening calls over her account of Trump’s call with Gold Star widow

Rick Perry jets off to Capetown next week to boost energy ties with Africa

Trump: ‘I did not say what that congresswoman said’ in call with soldier’s widow

Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families

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