Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, ReutersIn shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...
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The Mysterious Threat to Pilots That the Pentagon Can’t Solve
By Ciro ScottiEpisodes of oxygen deprivation affecting the pilots of F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet — and other military aircraft including the F-35 — are on the rise and remain an unsolved mystery.
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What Game Theory Tells Us About Trump’s ‘Madman’ Approach to North Korea
By Rob GarverIs Donald Trump out of his mind? Maybe he wants North Korea to think so.
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Does the Army’s $580 Million Handgun Have a Fatal Flaw?
By Ciro ScottiLast January, the Army made a $580 million decision: It would replace its longstanding sidearm, the M9 Beretta, with a new modular handgun made by the U.S. arm of the German-controlled gunsmith Sig...
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Why the Escalating Threats Between Trump and Kim Won’t End in War
The supercharged threats volleyed between President Trump and Kim Jong Un this week bring us closer to war with the North Korea than at any time since Pyongyang tested its first nuclear device in...
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Here’s the Real State of the $1 Trillion U.S. Nuclear Upgrade
The American nuclear arsenal is just about the same as it was when Trump took office.
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Here’s Why North Korea Put Guam in Its Crosshairs
Hours after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never known, Pyongyang announced it is "examining the operational plan" to attack Guam, a tiny U.S...
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Why the Price of the F-35 Keeps Soaring
By Ciro ScottiThe most costly fighter ever built is getting even more expensive. A new General Accounting Office report says the Pentagon will spend an additional $3.9 billion over the next five years on “...
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The Media Has to Stop Provoking Trump’s Worst Instincts
By Rob GarverFor a man constantly boasting about his extraordinary negotiating prowess, President Trump made a pretty obvious rookie mistake on Tuesday, with his apocalyptic-sounding promise to deliver “fire and...
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Five Things You Need to Know About Plans to Privatize the Afghan War
The White House is actively considering a plan to turn a big chunk of the war in Afghanistan over to private contractors. That’s according to Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater security firm, who...
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Kerry says progress in Iran talks with major powers, tough road ahead
By Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl and Louis Charbonneau and Jonathan Allen, ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Iran and the six world powers had made substantial progress toward a final deal over its nuclear program, but the talks would...
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Further sanctions on Iran could be counterproductive, White House says
By Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl, ReutersWhite House spokesman Josh Earnest made the comments after Iran and six powers including the United States gave themselves seven more months to overcome a deadlock over the Iranian program. "The...
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Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after failing to meet deadline
By Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl, ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six powers failed on Monday for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, and gave themselves seven more months to overcome...
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Iran takes action to comply with interim nuclear deal: U.N. agency
By Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl and Fredrik Dahl, ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has taken the necessary steps to continue to comply with an interim nuclear agreement, according to a U.N agency report seen by Reuters on Monday, as Tehran and six world...
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Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels: official
By Nick Tattersall and Dasha Afanasieva, ReutersTurkey had agreed in principle to train and equip Syrian rebel forces as part of the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State, but details on the numbers involved and where the training would...