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After troops backed by Syrian President Bashar Assad attacked U.S.-backed anti-Islamic State fighters on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis called the whole episode
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Jim Mattis: Syria’s ill-conceived attack on US-backed fighters ‘perplexing’

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Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tried repeatedly to make the case that the whole point of having a handful of low-yield missile warheads was not for the U.S. to use them, but to make sure America's enemies don't use theirs. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis: Low-yield nukes mean US won’t have to choose between ‘surrender’ and ‘suicide’

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Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, who is head of the Army's digital warfare branch, is expected to be President Trump's pick to run the NSA. (U.S. Army photo by Jhi Scott)
National Security

Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone expected to be Trump’s pick to lead NSA: Report

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Foreign Policy

Ted Cruz touts his ‘relatively unusual position in the Senate’

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Although the Trump administration has missed deadlines to enforce sanctions on the Russian state, the State Department says sanctions currently in place are hurting Russia's defense industry. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
National Security

State Department: New sanctions are deterring Russian defense sales

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National Security

Henry Kissinger says John McCain once thanked him for refusing to give the POW special treatment

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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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