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Hill hawks swoop: Obama pressured to arm Ukraine

June 24, 2015 7:25 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told reporters on Tuesday he is not holding up the confirmation ofÂ Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, who has been nominated to be the next Marine Corps commandant. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

McCain holds up defense confirmations over veto threat

Charles Hoskinson -

June 23, 2015 7:16 pm

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Watch: F-35B joint strike fighter completes first ski-jump launch

David Brown -

June 23, 2015 5:10 pm

It's that close supervision, he said, that led to most air sorties coming back without dropping any bombs.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Politics

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

Charles Hoskinson -

June 23, 2015 3:32 pm

MauraÂ Sullivan, outgoing assistant VA secretary of public and intergovernmental affairs and futureÂ chief communications adviser to Defense Secretary Carter.Â (Courtesy of the VA Department's website.)

Politics

Pentagon chief chooses top VA spokeswoman as communications adviser

Charles Hoskinson -

June 22, 2015 6:43 pm

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Magazine

They thought it couldn’t be done: Defense policy bill passes early

Charles Hoskinson -

June 22, 2015 4:01 am

Memories are long in the Senate, and it will probably take Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., more than a week or two to get over the rebuff he suffered on the floor when he tried to attach cybersecurity legislation as an amendment to a pending defense bill. (AP Photo)

Magazine

Senate vote falls short of approving defense act with CISA amendment

Charlie Mitchell -

June 22, 2015 4:01 am

On June 15, the Department of Defense reported a set of targets in its daily airstrike report: two Islamic State

National Security

U.S. targets Islamic State tunnels in Iraq

Tara Copp -

June 20, 2015 9:00 am

U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in a training mission with Iraqi Army soldier, right, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo)

National Security

U.S. training of Iraqi Sunnis has begun

Tara Copp -

June 19, 2015 5:33 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)

National Security

Senate Democrats block defense spending bill

Charles Hoskinson -

June 18, 2015 6:15 pm

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Hill hawks swoop: Obama pressured to arm Ukraine

McCain holds up defense confirmations over veto threat

Watch: F-35B joint strike fighter completes first ski-jump launch

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

Pentagon chief chooses top VA spokeswoman as communications adviser

They thought it couldn’t be done: Defense policy bill passes early

Senate vote falls short of approving defense act with CISA amendment

U.S. targets Islamic State tunnels in Iraq

U.S. training of Iraqi Sunnis has begun

Senate Democrats block defense spending bill

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