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Pentagon, DC Officials Point Fingers at Each Other Over Capitol Riot Response
Confusion and finger-pointing continue between local and federal law enforcement agencies after Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
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Extraordinary Warning to Trump by 10 Former Pentagon Chiefs
All 10 living former secretaries of defense have joined in cautioning against any attempt to use the military in the cause of overturning November’s presidential election
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House Overrides Trump's Defense Bill Veto
The U.S. House on Monday dealt a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s veto of the NDAA, the defense spending bill that was passed by Congress last week. The issue now goes to the Senate, which will need a two-thirds majority to override the president’s veto.
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Air Force Finds Black Service Members Are More Likely Investigated, Disciplined
A new report on racial disparities in the Air Force concludes that Black service members in the service are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions, and be discharged for misconduct.
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Pentagon Says It Expects 44K Doses of Pfizer Vaccine
Department of Defense officials on Wednesday said they expect the doses to arrive as early as next week. They said they plan to administer shots within 20 to 48 hours from when the vaccine gets approval.
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Biden to Nominate Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin for Defense Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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5 Things to Know About Gen. Lloyd Austin
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead the Defense department. Here are five things to know about the former four-star officer.
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Trump Loyalist Kash Patel Blocking Some Pentagon Officials From Helping Biden Transition
A Trump loyalist who was recently appointed as Pentagon chief of staff is controlling the Biden transition’s team access to Pentagon officials, even blocking some career officials and experts from giving information about key defense issues to the transition team and telling political appointees to take the lead instead, say two current and two former U.S. officials. In some instances, the chief of...
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Acting Pentagon Chief Cites Risks During Troop Reductions
The acting defense secretary says the period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq in the coming weeks is “fraught with risk,” Speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Christopher C
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Biden Likely to Break Barriers, Pick Woman to Lead Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time
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Military Wary That Shakeup Could Upend Its Apolitical Nature
Abrupt changes in the Pentagon’s top leadership have raised fears about what President Donald Trump may try to do in his final two months of office
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Trump Loyalists Get Top Pentagon Jobs After Esper Firing
Three staunch loyalists to the president have been named to top defense jobs just a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper
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Top US Officials Were Briefed on Active Threat Against Pentagon Leaders, Say 5 Officials
U.S. military, intelligence and law enforcement officials were briefed late last month on a threat against the Pentagon’s most senior leaders while they are on American soil, not just traveling overseas, according to five senior U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Pentagon, Arlington Commemorate Sept. 11 in Mostly Virtual Ceremonies
Arlington County is conducting its annual Sept. 11 ceremony as a virtual event
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Watch: Flag Unfurled Over Pentagon to Remember Lives Lost on 9/11
The nation’s remembrance ceremonies on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks are altered due to the pandemic. News4’s Megan McGrath shares how the area will remember this day.
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White House Asked VA Secretary About Running Pentagon If Trump Fires Esper
President Donald Trump has long been unhappy with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and White House officials have talked to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie about taking the top Pentagon job should Trump decide to fire Esper, three senior administration officials said.
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Pentagon: Use of Surveillance Planes in Protests Was Legal
A Pentagon reports concludes that the use of National Guard reconnaissance planes in four U.S. cities to monitor the widespread protests earlier this year didn’t violate rules against the military collecting intelligence on Americans
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GOP Tucks $8 Billion for Military Weaponry in Coronavirus Bill
A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government more weapons to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers have more than just the “invisible enemy” in mind.
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US Accuses Russia of Testing Anti-satellite Weapon in Space
The United States and Britain are accusing Russia of threatening the peaceful use of outer space by launching a projectile from a satellite
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Pentagon Bans Confederate Flag in Way to Avoid Trump's Wrath
The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag