Defense
Women Veterans in Congress Celebrate First Women Ranger Graduates
Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps. Tammy Duckworth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Martha McSally reflect on how far the military has come since they served.
Management
Trump Wades Into Foreign Policy at the Iowa State Fair
Iowa voters value national security, but Clinton and Bush’s debate over Iraq didn't connect. So, Donald Trump bulldozed through the opening.
Management
In Iowa, Clinton Gets Combative on Benghazi, Email
“I won’t play politics with national security or dishonor the memory of those who we lost,” said the former State Department chief.
Defense
Jeb Bush Will Not Commit to Torture Ban
The former Florida governor is “not struggling with” undoing Obama’s executive order that codified the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques.
Defense
Let the Great Debate Over the Iraq War Begin -- Again
Forget the primary — it’s gloves off for Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, already beginning to slug it out over who lost Iraq.
Defense
Obama Invokes Iraq War in Soliciting Iran Deal Support
The president argued that a vote for the nuclear agreement would break from the mindset that led to the 2003 invasion.
Defense
Two Women Advance To Final Phase of Army Ranger School
Of the three women still vying to graduate from the first gender-integrated course for the Army’s elite, two moved on to the swamp stage.
Defense
Closing Guantanamo Tops Havana's To-Do List
The U.S.-Cuba relationship may be thawing, but Congress may be the only one who can melt the iceberg that is the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Defense
The Iran Deal Trips Up Clinton’s Delicate Foreign Policy Dance
The agreement is forcing the Clinton campaign to figure out how to tout her tenure as Obama’s first secretary of state while keeping the president’s mixed national-security record at arm’s length.
Oversight
Durbin Launches Standoff Over Defense Spending ‘Gimmick’
The amendment would require a deal to lift the budget caps before the Pentagon could access $35.9 billion.
Management
On His European Tour, Jeb Bush Shakes Fist at Putin
Bush is taking a different tack on his presidential rite of passage in Europe than his GOP rivals: he’s talking.
Oversight
In the Current Environment, Everyone in Congress a Security Hostage Taker
The fight over defense spending has echoes of the ‘unpatriotic’ rhetoric that shaped the Iraq War vote.
Defense
Carter: Plan to Close Guantanamo Facility Is A ‘Constructive Step’
Defense chief says he’s working with the White House on a plan that will be submitted “per longstanding request” to Congress.
Defense
Jeb Bush Bets Voters Care More About Obama's Iraq Than His Brother's
With the U.S. public again finding its appetite for intervention, the real question facing Jeb Bush for 2016 is: What would you do about Iraq now?
Defense
Pentagon Officials Slam Republicans' Budget as a 'Gimmick' and 'Road to Nowhere'
An increase in spending through the Overseas Contingency Operations fund is short-sighted, officials say.
Defense
Bernie Sanders Enters 2016 Race as an Alternative to Clinton
The anti-war Vermont senator calls for accountable defense spending and better veterans care, setting him apart from other 2016 candidates.
Oversight
Bill Would Boost Whistleblower Protections for Military Sexual Assault Victims
Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Democratic colleagues introduce a bill to strengthen protections for those who blow the whistle on military wrongdoing, waste, fraud and abuse — including sexual abuse.
Tech
Rand Paul Reverses Course on Drones
The Kentucky senator defends the White House drone policy he once lambasted in a 13-hour filibuster, dulling any edge he may have had on a GOP pack running on the same national security platform.
Defense
Ash Carter to Troops: I Need You to Say ‘Enough’ to Sexual Assault
The Pentagon chief says the military has too many other challenges to let this one fester.
Defense
White House Halts Afghanistan Drawdown, Critics Still Pounce
The president slows the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan – and amplifies the distance between the legacy he wants to leave and the complex region he can’t.
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