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Crucial days ahead as debt ceiling deal goes for vote in Congress
A key test will come Tuesday afternoon when the House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the package.
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Leadership
Army vet turned DC insider now a historic nominee for Veterans Affairs
VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the department's second-highest post.
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Biden picks Brown to be Joint Chiefs chairman
President Biden singled out Brown's Accelerate Change or Lose strategy as exactly what the military needs: "General, you're right on."
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Biden seeks legislation to invest in Australia, UK defense industries
The Biden administration is asking Congress to make Australia and the U.K. eligible for U.S. Defense Production Act grants and loans as part of AUKUS.
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Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command
If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone.
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What is ‘X-date,’ and what happens if US defaults on debt?
A prolonged default could be devastating, with crashing markets and panic-driven layoffs if confidence in a cornerstone of the global economy ends.
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Biden shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate
Over the past three months, Biden officials shifted toward the view that it was time to provide the aircraft for Ukraine's long-term security.
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Debt limit fight stalls lawmakers’ defense budget work
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 15, 2023.
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What could derail great power competition? A terrorist attack.
Special operations must continue counterterrorism and crisis response while also competing with peer adversaries such as Russia and China, experts said.
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GOP lawmakers: our budget-cutting plan doesn’t harm veterans
Two GOP lawmakers say the House Speaker's proposed budget cuts won't touch federal spending on veterans.
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‘My career of 280 years’: Biden laughs off 2024 age concerns
As Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age.
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Tanked Biden pick for FCC highlights escalation of dark-money forces
The battle over the nomination is the latest example of how organizations with political and financial agendas have been able to sway public opinion.
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President Biden to deliver commencement address at Air Force Academy
The June 1 ceremony marks Biden's third time as a commencement speaker at USAFA, and his first as president.
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CDC Director Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition
Walensky, 54, has been the agency’s director for a little over two years. In her letter to Biden, she expressed “mixed feelings” about stepping down.
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Biden ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, contractors
Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95%.
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Federal prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says
Any sexual activity between a prison worker and an inmate is illegal.
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US to dock nuclear subs in SKorea for 1st time in 40 years
The agreement also seeks to ward off South Korea from restarting its own nuclear program.
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