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The department tracked a total of 75 incidents of gross human rights violations between 2010 and 2016, the investigation found. Of those, seven involved child sexual assault. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
National Security

Senate targets loophole Defense Department used to support Afghan forces accused of human rights abuses

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Philadelphia Eagles' players kneel before an NFL football game. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
National Security

NFL rejects vet group’s ad asking Super Bowl fans to stand for national anthem

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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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During the last government shutdown in 2013, Congress passed legislation in advance that kept troops paid and allowed about 350,000 furloughed Defense Department civilians to return to work. This time, bills were filed in both the House and Senate in the hours before the deadline and went nowhere. (Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force / Defense.gov via Wikimedia Commons)
Foreign Policy

Congress barrels into shutdown without protecting military pay

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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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Bitcoin and other new types of cryptocurrency exist only in the virtual world and are traded outside the traditional banking system on digital ledgers called blockchain, making them hard to regulate and enticing to rogue regimes and terror groups alike.
National Security

Senators warn about ‘nefarious’ cryptocurrency use by Venezuela, Russia, North Korea

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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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Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan sent out a memo with the guidance as Congress faces a looming midnight deadline when current government funding expires. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
National Security

Defense Department issues shutdown guidance: War fighting continues, paychecks delayed

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Two bills in the House of Representatives aim to blunt disruption for the Defense Department and personnel stationed around the world if Congress cannot work out a budget agreement by Friday at midnight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Foreign Policy

House tees up bills to pay troops, civilians in case of shutdown

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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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