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In its latest gargantuan defense budget bill, Congress quietly eliminated the Pentagon's top spending watchdog
The Pentagon gets a big budget every year, and now there's one less person to track how it spends t…
Jonathan Bydlak, Responsible …
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Trump's former national security advisor calls his defense-bill veto 'a shameful last act of a failed presidency'
John Bolton called Trump's veto of the $741 billion defense-spending bill "pointless." Congress is …
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump advisors are 'worn out' by the president's desperate efforts to subvert democracy and 'looking forward' to the end, report says
The New York Times described Trump's final days in office as "bleak endeavors" where staffers who b…
Grace Panetta
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Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue removed from the US Capitol
The Confederate statue was removed as part of a provision in the recent defense spending bill, whic…
Jake Lahut
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'Standing ovation' for Modi aside, India is still not ‘special’ enough for the US Senate
PM Modi received a number of standing ovations in his address the US joint congress session, buildi…
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With weeks left in office, the Trump administration is doing a 180-degree turn on a frustrating NATO ally
For three years, Trump has avoided sanctioning Turkey for its purchase of Russia's S-400. With just…
Christopher Woody
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Trump could be facing his first veto override from Republicans right before he leaves the White House
Numerous Republicans have voiced support of overriding a Trump veto, including his staunchest allie…
David Choi
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$740 billion defense bill bans federal law enforcement and troops from hiding their identities while responding to protests
The latest version of the annual defense spending bill says that federal law-enforcement and milita…
Ryan Pickrell
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Pentagon pulls order to shutter Stars and Stripes after Trump abruptly decided he wants to keep the military newspaper alive
"It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!" the president twe…
Ryan Pickrell
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'Lay down your arms, uphold your oath': Former military leaders and lawmakers resoundingly blast Trump's idea of deploying US troops on American streets
"I call on all our proud young men and women in uniform ... to lay down your arms, uphold your oath…
David Choi
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Lawyer Sums Up The Enormous Stakes Of The NDAA Indefinite Detention Lawsuit
"In broad terms, the stakes are very high because what our case comes do to is: Are we going to hav…
Michael Kelley
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The Bush Administration Answered Rand Paul's Question About Killing Americans On US Soil
It further argues, as does Holder's letter to Paul, that the attacks of 9/11 demonstrate "that in t…
Michael Kelley
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Obama's Speech Exposed A 'Fatal Flaw' Of The Drone War
If those terrorist groups do not form a single organized armed group, there can be no single NIAC b…
Michael Kelley
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Court Hears Arguments On US Government's Ability To Indefinitely Detain Citizens
The President has the authority to detain persons that the President determines planned, authorized…
Michael Kelley
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John Brennan's 2011 Claim About Civilian Drone Casualties Is Increasingly Inexplicable
In July 2011 TBIJ identified and published details about at least 45 civilians known to have been k…
Michael Kelley
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The General Who Ran US Drones Admits They Cause 'Visceral Resentment' Toward America
Yesterday Nick Hopkins of the Guardian reported that former Obama counterterrorism adviser Michael …
Michael Kelley
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Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks
Iraqi Kurds are facing Iranian drone attacks and believe they're being targeted because of their su…
Paul Iddon
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Democrats in Congress are supporting another huge defense budget while ignoring a threat they've warned about for decades
Opinion: The transformative change we need on climate policy requires political will in Congress an…
Yint Hmu
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US waives sanctions, India can now purchase S-400 missile defence system from Russia
The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a legislative amendment that approves waiv…
PTI
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Democrats are gambling on a Christmas rush to pass Biden's economic agenda, keep the government from shutting down, and continue paying the country's bills to avoid economic catastrophe
"It will likely take some long nights and weekends," Chuck Schumer said, referring to major bills h…