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Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., is making another attempt this week to curb transgender military service after leading the GOP charge last month as House Armed Services hammered out its annual defense policy bill. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

National Security

Lawmaker Vicky Hartzler takes aim at military coverage of transgender surgeries

Travis J. Tritten -

July 10, 2017 6:57 pm

Rep. Don Beyer filed a late amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that forbids any money from being used on intelligence sharing, equipment, personnel or facilities related to any such cyber agreement with Moscow. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Democrat moves to block Trump’s joint Russia cyber unit

Travis J. Tritten -

July 10, 2017 6:04 pm

U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul. The top U.S. commander in Iraq says Iraqi Security Forces now have Mosul

National Security

US commander says Mosul has been liberated from ISIS

Jamie McIntyre -

July 10, 2017 5:46 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis just gave the most wide-ranging, profoundly thoughtful interview of his tenure so far as Pentagon chief. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

National Security

Jim Mattis grants interview to high school student

Jamie McIntyre -

July 10, 2017 4:30 pm

The littoral combat ship, or LCS, has been roundly criticized for not making good on its design promise of a shore-hugging, minimally manned ship that can be outfitted with modules to fight surface, submarine and mine threats. It has suffered cost overruns, engineering problems and a lack of capabilities. (Nicky Loh/Bloomberg)

Magazine

Why littoral combat ships are causing so much angst in this year’s defense budget debate

Travis J. Tritten -

July 10, 2017 4:01 am

National Security

Ash Carter: ‘Of course’ America is safe from North Korean nuclear weapons

Caitlin Yilek -

July 9, 2017 2:38 pm

An increasing reliance on steel imported from international competitors puts our national security at risk. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Economy

The steel industry is in crisis, and it’s a national security problem

John Adams -

July 9, 2017 4:01 am

The Pentagon conceded the July 4 launch of what North Korea is calling its Hwasong-14 missile, while not a threat to Japan or South Korea, was a risk to commercial shipping and air traffic because Pyongyang issued none of the required notices of a live-fire exercise. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

National Security

Time to shoot down a North Korean missile, former top US general says

Jamie McIntyre -

July 8, 2017 4:01 am

The THAAD interceptors will be fired from Alaska. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

National Security

US to test THAAD missile defense system: Report

Josh Siegel -

July 7, 2017 9:54 pm

Over 90 amendments were filed. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

National Security

From base closures to troop meditation, defense budget amendments are rolling in

Travis J. Tritten -

July 7, 2017 9:28 pm

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Tag: Department of Defense (Department of War)

Lawmaker Vicky Hartzler takes aim at military coverage of transgender surgeries

Democrat moves to block Trump’s joint Russia cyber unit

US commander says Mosul has been liberated from ISIS

Jim Mattis grants interview to high school student

Why littoral combat ships are causing so much angst in this year’s defense budget debate

Ash Carter: ‘Of course’ America is safe from North Korean nuclear weapons

The steel industry is in crisis, and it’s a national security problem

Time to shoot down a North Korean missile, former top US general says

US to test THAAD missile defense system: Report

From base closures to troop meditation, defense budget amendments are rolling in

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