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Oct 29 2016
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'Your Parents Came All The Way From Thailand': Senator Wrongly Hits Rival On Heritage
The Illinois Senate race was already likely out of reach for Republicans, and now comments that incumbent GOP Sen. Mark Kirk made about his challenger's heritage and military service are making it that much harder.
NPR (Online News)Mar 17 2017
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Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
The Trump administration gave its clearest signal yet that it would consider taking military action against North Korea, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that “all options are on the table” to deter the threat from Pyongyang.
Washington PostDec 23 2015
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Franklin Graham Blasts Republicans, Leaves Party
Rev. Franklin Graham says he is leaving the Republican Party.
The evangelist took to Facebook on Monday blasting the GOP for passing what he called a "wasteful spending bill" that "funds Planned Parenthood."
CBNJun 03 2020
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Pentagon chief does not support invoking Insurrection Act
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he does not support invoking a law that would allow President Trump to use the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement amid nationwide protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.
"I've always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations
The HillSep 04 2013
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Syria possible strike: The White House makes its case Round II
The White Houses case for a military strike on Syria enters Round II Wednesday.
CNN DigitalJan 18 2020
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Trump administration violated the law by withholding Ukraine aid, Government Accountability Office says
The Trump administration violated the law by withholding military aid to Ukraine, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Thursday.
"In the summer of 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) withheld from obligation funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for security assistance to Ukraine," the non-partisan government watchdog's ruling
NBC News DigitalJun 02 2020
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'Lay down your arms': Prominent veterans urge troops to defy Trump
President Trump’s idea to deploy active-duty military forces to quell increasingly violent riots in cities across the country has already sparked a sharp legal and constitutional clash.
But an even more explosive debate has broken out on a question once believed unthinkable: Should — and will — rank-and-file troops obey the commander in chief if they’re ordered to round up American
Washington TimesMar 05 2018
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A Russian Threat on Two Fronts Meets an American Strategic Void
Just hours after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia boasted last week about producing “invincible” new nuclear arms designed to evade American missile defenses, President Trump’s nominee to command the nation’s military cyberunits was being grilled at a Senate confirmation hearing about another vexing Russian threat.
New York Times (News)Sep 12 2015
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Russia warns US of ‘unintended incidents’ over Syria
The growing rift between the United States and Russia over concerns that Moscow is employing its military to protect Syria's embattled president appeared to widen Friday when a Russian official called for military cooperation with Washington in order to avoid "unintended incidents."
The comments were made after Western intelligence sources told Fox News that Russia escalated its
Fox News DigitalFeb 25 2020
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Land mines are back. Why the U.S. wants them in its arsenal again.
From Princess Diana to the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize and an international treaty, attention to land mines helped drastically reduce their use. The Trump administration put land mines back in its quiver, touting usefulness and safety.
After being banned from planting land mines since 2014, the United States military can now use them once again, and Victorino Mercado admits it’s “a very
Christian Science Monitor