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Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There’s No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Sources
If there was any question about who is largely in charge of national security behind the scenes at the White House, the answer is becoming increasingly clear: Steve Bannon, th...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Tough Tasks Await Tillerson at State Department
WASHINGTON—Rex Tillerson is expected to take the helm of the State Department this week with the U.S. facing a host of national-security issues and questions about President D...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Sequestration putting Marine Corps lives in danger (Audio)Amy Schafer joined Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss how budget constraints affect Marine pilots. Listen to the interview at Federal N...
By Amy Schafer
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Trump’s China Policy: ‘This Is How You Stumble Into a Crisis’
The Trump administration’s muddled and provocative statements about U.S. policy toward China, especially in the contested waters of the South China Sea, have confused allies a...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Republicans Call on Trump to Exempt VA Caregivers from Hiring FreezeThe top Senate and House Republicans on veterans issues called on President Donald Trump Thursday to lift the federal hiring freeze at the Department of Veterans Affairs for d...
By Katherine Kidder
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Trump’s change of course in Asia challenges China, Obama’s pivot
The Trump administration’s vow to block Beijing from seizing territory in the South China Sea has sparked outrage among Chinese leaders, and Mr. Trump’s rejection of the Trans...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Democrats urge Trump to exempt veterans, VA from 90-day federal hiring freezeDozens of Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to exempt the Department of Veterans Affairs from the temporary federal hiring freeze he imposed Monday, saying i...
By Katherine Kidder
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Identity: The Link Between Foreign and Domestic Policy
“Who am I? Why am I here?” Vice Admiral (ret.) James Stockdale, asked those questions at the beginning of his opening statement in the 1992 vice presidential debate. It was sa...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Back off: China warns White House to “act cautiously” after new South China Sea comments
The Chinese government has given its most direct warning yet that it will not stand for any U.S. intervention in the South China Seas, after the White House said this week it ...
By Harry Krejsa
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Geography Made America Great. Has Globalization Undone Its Influence?
Just over half of America, having voted for Hillary Clinton, awoke the next morning to a country that seems not only unfamiliar but upside-down. Populists embrace a celebrity ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Trump kills TPP, giving China its first big win
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the United States' participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade pact negotiated with eleven othe...
By Richard Fontaine
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China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty
China said on Tuesday it had "irrefutable" sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend "international territories" in the st...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea, or is his team just not being clear?
Was this a prelude to a major escalation in the South China Sea, or is the Trump administration having trouble articulating its foreign policy? On Monday, new White House spok...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Bob McDonald’s legacy: Trying to fix the VA amid constant conflictOne late night in August, Gulf War veteran Ron Brown was awake – restless - at his home in Roanoke, Va., when he received a call from a familiar number: (513) 509-8454. It’s B...
By Amy Schafer
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Trump’s NATO critique reverberates across Europe
Philip Bilden, a Hong Kong-based business executive at the investment firm HarbourVest, has emerged as a new leading candidate to be the new president’s Navy secretary, accord...
By Shawn Brimley
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Trump’s Plan to Quickly Recall Ambassadors Is ‘Risky Move’: Experts
A plan by Donald Trump to toss out dozens of ambassadors on the day he takes office risks months of uncertainty in some of the most sensitive parts of the world, according to ...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump team to remove commander of D.C.'s National Guard in middle of inaugurationThe Army general who heads the District of Columbia National Guard and has an integral part in overseeing the inauguration said Friday that he will be removed from command eff...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump picks top vets health official as the next VA secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named the Department of Veterans Affairs top health official his pick to run the entire veterans bureaucracy, a surprise move that pu...
By Phillip Carter
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David Shulkin Chosen for Secretary of Veterans AffairsPresident-elect Donald Trump named David Shulkin on Wednesday to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Shulkin currently serves as the head of the VA’s health-care sys...
By Phillip Carter
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David Shulkin Is Trump’s Pick for Veterans Affairs SecretaryPresident-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday selected the head of the nation’s sprawling veterans health care system, Dr. David J. Shulkin, an appointee of President Obama, to...
By Phillip Carter