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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis testified during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday, during which he discussed the aging authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, passed after the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Jim Mattis: If Trump wanted, he could send US combat troops after Boko Haram

Travis J. Tritten -

October 30, 2017 11:24 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed-doors regarding the administration's perspective on the authorizations for the use of military force. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis and Rex Tillerson will testify as Senate war authorization debate heats up

Travis J. Tritten -

October 29, 2017 4:01 am

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, center, attends the burial service of Sgt. La David Johnson at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Mourners remembered not only a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Africa led to a political fight between President Donald Trump and the Florida congresswoman but his three comrades who died with him. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)

News

Frederica Wilson to return to Congress after security concerns

Gabby Morrongiello -

October 28, 2017 5:39 pm

Experts say dressing as the politician is not necessarily a bad idea. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

News

All hat? Rep. Frederica Wilson is a new Halloween costume choice

Steven Nelson -

October 28, 2017 4:01 am

Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this week that an

National Security

SITE Intelligence Group calls into question ISIS role in deadly Niger ambush

Travis J. Tritten -

October 27, 2017 10:54 pm

Mark Esper, a top Raytheon lobbyist, and three other Defense Department nominees are scheduled to testify on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

John McCain schedules hearing for Army secretary nominee Mark Esper

Travis J. Tritten -

October 27, 2017 8:25 pm

Here's why that accusation simply doesn't make sense. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Why calling Niger ‘Trump’s Benghazi’ doesn’t make sense

Siraj Hashmi -

October 27, 2017 2:18 pm

Lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to provide more information on the Niger ambush to Congress. The incident left four U.S. soldiers dead. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Senators: Still no conclusion on what happened to Sgt. La David Johnson in Niger ambush

Travis J. Tritten -

October 26, 2017 10:06 pm

National Security

Trump defends calls to Gold Star families: ‘I am always nice’

Sarah Bedford -

October 25, 2017 5:43 pm

National Security

Trump: ‘It’s always OK to counterpunch’

Melissa Quinn -

October 25, 2017 5:40 pm

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Tag: Niger

Jim Mattis: If Trump wanted, he could send US combat troops after Boko Haram

Jim Mattis and Rex Tillerson will testify as Senate war authorization debate heats up

Frederica Wilson to return to Congress after security concerns

All hat? Rep. Frederica Wilson is a new Halloween costume choice

SITE Intelligence Group calls into question ISIS role in deadly Niger ambush

John McCain schedules hearing for Army secretary nominee Mark Esper

Why calling Niger ‘Trump’s Benghazi’ doesn’t make sense

Senators: Still no conclusion on what happened to Sgt. La David Johnson in Niger ambush

Trump defends calls to Gold Star families: ‘I am always nice’

Trump: ‘It’s always OK to counterpunch’

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