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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rushes to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at day's end on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Amid the news that President Donald Trump is pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, Graham said he was "blindsided" by the report and called the decision "a disaster in the making." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Trump to pull troops from Syria, saying IS defeated

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, Robert Burns Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressDecember 19, 2018

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Brennan eyes legal fight over clearance

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressAugust 19, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence, center, is greeted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis before speaking at an event on the creation of a United States Space Force, Thursday, at the Pentagon.

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Battlefield space: Pence airs plan

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressAugust 9, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a meeting with Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Phil Davidson during a visit to Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

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Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressAugust 9, 2018

FILE - In this June 27, 2018, file photo, U.S. National security adviser John Bolton listens to question as speaks to the media after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Bolton said Sunday, July 1, the U.S. has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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US plans for NKorea nukes raise doubts

by Matthew Pennington Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJuly 2, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2013, file photo, a police officer stands by a locked gate at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, the day after a gunman launched an attack inside the Washington Navy Yard. The Defense Department is poised to take over background investigations for the federal government, using increased automation and high-tech analysis to tighten controls and tackle a massive backlog of workers waiting for security clearances, according to U.S. officials. The change aims...

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Pentagon to take over security checks

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJune 1, 2018

Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier, chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, briefs members of the media at the Pentagon, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said Thursday, citing insufficient training and preparation as well as the team's deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper command approval. A report...

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Military: Multiple failures led to fatal Niger ambush

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressMay 11, 2018

In this June 13, 2006, file photo, Utah National Guard soldiers work on extending a border fence in San Luis, Ariz., President Donald Trump said April 3, 2018, he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. The Department of Homeland Security and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. At the Pentagon, officials were struggling to answer questions about the plan, including rudimentary details on whether it...

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Trump says US military must secure Mexican border until wall is built

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressApril 3, 2018

The Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One June 3, 2011. The Pentagon has ordered an independent federal auditor to stop providing the public with key information about U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan, accelerating a clampdown on data, such as the size of the Afghan military and police forces, that indicate how the 16-year-old stalemated war is going.

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Pentagon: Gag order on Afghan data was a mistake

by Robert Burns AP National Security Writer, and Lolita C. Baldor AP National Security WriterJanuary 31, 2018

Defense Secretary James Mattis listens to his introduction before speaking about the National Defense Review, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. China's expanding military and an increasingly aggressive Russia are among the U.S. military's top national security priorities, the Pentagon said Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Mattis says US competitive warfighting edge has eroded

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJanuary 20, 2018