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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, speaks, accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Paul J. Selva, during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Jim Mattis rips into lawmakers over failed budgets, backs House bill ahead of vote

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A House Democrat argues that the State of the Union address has become an exercise in unfulfilled promises. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)
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Adam Smith wants to ban the State of the Union address due to ‘impossible to deliver’ promises

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President Trump is expected to unveil the $716 billion request for fiscal 2019 on Feb. 12. The money would be a victory for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (pictured center) over other budget hawks in the administration, and would begin to bankroll a buildup and modernization of the military, as well as improvements to the nuclear arsenal. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis upbeat about $716 billion defense request even as temporary budgets pinch the Pentagon

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Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who lives on a farm in her Missouri district, was thrust into the international spotlight last year when she spearheaded an effort to block transgender troops from serving in the military. Her proposal was rejected in the House, but the following month, President Trump surprised many by announcing a ban. (The Kansas City Star via AP)
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Vicky Hartzler on rebuilding the military: ‘It is going to take a long time to recover’

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Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said a move by the administration to expand the nuclear arsenal would feed an international arms race, increase the possibility of nuclear war, and add unknown cost to the
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Adam Smith: Trump’s nuclear strategy should not be based on a ‘bigger and more powerful’ button

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

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

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

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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)
Foreign Policy

Defense industry poised for boost by ‘Trump tailwind’

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The House Armed Services chairman said he is concerned the delay in funding the government for this fiscal year could mean the Pentagon will not have time to spend operations and maintenance funding for aircraft, ships, and training before the money expires at the end of September. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
National Security

Mac Thornberry wants to give the Pentagon more flexibility to spend late-arriving budget money

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More than a year after Trump took office, 41 of the Pentagon's 57 Senate-confirmed positions have been filled. (iStock by Getty Images)
National Security

Can the Pentagon actually figure out how it spends its money?

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