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Following the December attack on a naval air station, the Pentagon has suspended training of all Saudi military students, as investigators conduct a review of the more than 800 students in the U.S.
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The move comes after the parliament ordered U.S. forces out of Iraq, but military officials say the changes are not part of a withdrawal.
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Within a matter of hours, Iraq moved to expel U.S. forces; the U.S. said it would pause the fight against ISIS in Iraq; and Iran signaled it will stop abiding by limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Congress has approved two major spending bills to fund the federal government through September 2020. The package heads to the president's desk for his signature.
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The Trump administration insists it has the legal authority, under an emergency proclamation, to redirect defense funds away from other projects and spend the money on the border wall.
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The U.S. Navy says the gunman was assigned to a nuclear-powered attack submarine currently in port. No motive has been identified.
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The 2,500-page National Defense Authorization Act, which tells the Pentagon how to spend its budget, is headed to President Trump's desk for signature. A look at its key provisions.
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With the increase, Congress boosted the overall military budget to $700 billion this year. The challenge: How to spend all that extra money before the fiscal year ends in September?
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In the first look at his spending plan, the president is proposing boosts for the military and law enforcement — at the expense of other domestic spending. Congress will need to write the final plan.
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"I don't have any issues with the press myself," the secretary of defense said during an interview while traveling in the United Arab Emirates.
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President-elect Donald Trump has now chosen nominees for nearly half of the Cabinet-level jobs in his incoming administration.
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06/24/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with former CIA analyst and National War College Professor Melvin Goodman. He’s written National Insecurity: The…