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Republicans back abortion ban in $360B VA budget draft for next year
VA would see a 10% boost in funding under a plan advanced by Republican appropriators on Tuesday, but Democrats oppose other parts of the bill.
Mattis out: Defense secretary says his views no longer aligned with Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire "with distinction," President Trump tweeted Thursday.
Democrats’ big night brings big questions for defense policy
Democrats won the U.S. House in convincing fashion in Tuesday’s midterm elections, promising to shake up defense policy in the coming year and raising the possibility of tumultuous impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Did JEDI go to the dark side? Lawmakers request an investigation in Pentagon cloud contract.
Two lawmakers want an investigation into whether the Pentagon tilted its high-stakes cloud computing acquisition to favor Amazon.
By Joe Gould
Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning Monday after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.
House panel rejects greater transparency for Trump Cabinet’s military flights
A House panel has narrowly voted down opening the books when it comes to senior Trump administration officials and their spouses' use of military flights to travel.
By Joe Gould
White House loses cyber coordinator amid adviser exodus
Rob Joyce will return to the NSA amid a steady exodus from Trump administration advisory positions.
By Jessie Bur
Trump’s homeland security adviser resigns
Tom Bossert, who joined the White House as homeland security adviser the first day of the Trump administration, will leave the post after just over a year in it.
By Jessie Bur
North Korea UN ambassador demands US prove ransomware claim
Pak Song Il told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from New York late Monday that Pyongyang sees the allegation as an effort to create an “extremely confrontational atmosphere.”
By Eric Talmadge
House GOP scraps funding plan as government shutdown looms
House Republicans are scrapping plans to wed a full-year defense spending bill to a short-term continuing resolution for the rest of government.
By Joe Gould
Feds officially pin WannaCry ransomware attack on North Korea
Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert announced Tuesday that the U.S. is officially attributing the cyberattack to the North Korean government.
By Jessie Bur