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The defense budget has been tied up in the immigration debate and the DACA impasse that partially shuttered the government over the weekend. Senators said the breakthrough Monday could smooth the way for Congress to raise 2018 spending caps and pass an appropriations bill for the Pentagon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
National Security

Time to bust the caps? Senators feel optimistic about a defense budget deal as government prepares to reopen

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Sen. John McCain, 81, the fiery and seemingly tireless Armed Services chairman who is now battling brain cancer, spent the holidays in Arizona after being hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in December due to the side effects of chemotherapy. But there remains an unspoken question: Will McCain return to head the committee? (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Foreign Policy

John McCain’s absence leaves a big hole on Senate Armed Services

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the National Defense Strategy's aim of rebuilding the military and refocusing on competition from other advanced nations such as Russia and China will require the new funding.
National Security

John McCain: New US defense strategy ‘meaningless’ without a budget

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President Trump's nominee to oversee Navy facilities, Phyllis Bayer, told senators Thursday that measurements at Navy facilities in Norfolk, Va. - the largest in the world - have shown a sea level rise of 8-10 inches over the past century. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Infrastructure

Trump Navy nominee says sea rise from climate change will be a top priority

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After Jeff Sessions left the Senate to become President Trump's attorney general, there was an empty seat left in the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., (pictured above) has now filled that seat as of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Foreign Policy

Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee

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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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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., wants to move more quickly from debating a presidential nominee to confirming the nominee. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
News

James Lankford’s idea for confirming presidential nominees more quickly

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he welcomed reports that the Trump administration has approved the sale of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine, which is still fighting Russia-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Foreign Policy

John McCain urges Trump to raise lethal weapons stakes after report of sale to Ukraine

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said
National Security

Lindsey Graham: 70 percent chance Trump attacks North Korea if it conducts another nuclear test

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President Trump adjusts his jacket after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Foreign Policy

Trump signs $700B defense policy bill into law, says military has ‘gotta be perfecto’

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