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US military officers prep the battlefield for White House budget
Ahead of the White House’s FY20 budget submission, a solid push for diplomacy and development spending is coming from, well, the Defense Department.
By Joe Gould
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US won’t recognize Crimea annexation; Trump-Putin II delayed
President Trump will hold off until next year due to investigation into Russian interference, adviser says.
Lawmakers chide Pompeo on perceived lack of transparency
In a letter sent to Pompeo on Monday, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for the State Department to resume daily press briefings, which have been sharply curtailed since Pompeo took over three months ago.
Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won't support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
By Joe Gould
Replacing Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA boss looks like it will be a fight
President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, but Senate Democrats are signaling a confirmation fight.
By Joe Gould