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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had been under pressure to end his holds as senators complained about the toll it was taking on service members and their families, and on military readiness.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2023
Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs but a Republican is blocking other military nominees
An Alabama senator is holding up military nominations unless the Pentagon ends its policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
The Pentagon counters that investigators have not found 'any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.'
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Republican’s block on confirmations leaves Marines without leader for 1st time in 100 years
Pentagon officials have pressed the Senate to move forward, saying that delays are already affecting more than 200 military officers, and many key leaders.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Jim Fossel: Real global leadership demands more of the U.S.
What does it say about us that we won’t join the International Criminal Court?
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
U.S. speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone
The older model M1A1 also will be easier for Ukrainian forces to learn to use and maintain as they fight the invading Russian forces.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
U.S., Russia ratchet up rhetoric, even as military chiefs talk, over downed drone
That the 2 nations are talking underscored the seriousness of the encounter over the Black Sea between Russian jets and a U.S. surveillance drone.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Defense budget speeds toward $1 trillion, with China in mind
The Pentagon budget surge is meant to address the vulnerabilities that the Ukraine war has exposed in the U.S. defense industrial base, and the strategic threat the U.S. sees from China’s gains.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
No evidence of fraud in weapons to Ukraine, U.S. watchdog says
Keeping military aid to Ukraine protected from waste or fraud has become a critical part of keeping support for Ukraine intact in Congress.
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