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President-elect Donald Trump is in a feud with Boeing over its replacement program for Air Force One. (Photo via Flickr)

Trump Denies Air Force One Threat Is Retaliation for Boeing CEO’s Comments

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 7, 2016 at 9:41am
The battleship USS Arizona burns after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Library of Congress)

How the Senate Remembered Pearl Harbor Five Years Ago

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 7, 2016 at 6:39am
House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers described Tuesday’s stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown as a “Band-Aid.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Stopgap Bill Adds Money for Flint, Paves Way for Mattis Confirmation Vote

By Ryan McCrimmon
Posted December 6, 2016 at 9:07pm
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from Creech Air Force Base. On Tuesday, President Obama defended his counterterrorism strategy, which has relied on the drones. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Obama Sends Messages to Trump on Terrorism, Drone Strategies

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 6, 2016 at 5:46pm
President-elect Donald Trump on the cost of the Air Force One program: “We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money.” (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump: Cancel New Air Force One

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 6, 2016 at 11:43am
President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he stands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Mattis May Prove Antidote to Trump on Defense

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 5, 2016 at 5:00am
President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he stands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Picks Mattis to Lead Defense Department

By Roll Call Staff
Posted December 1, 2016 at 4:33pm
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is the House's main advocate for changing the missile-defense policy. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Defense Bill Would Expand U.S. Missile-Defense Policy

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 1, 2016 at 3:41pm
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill earlier this year. On Friday, she will meet with Donald Trump to talk about a possible Cabinet nomination. (CQ Roll Call photo)

Democratic Sen. Heitkamp to Talk Cabinet Post With Trump

By Bridget Bowman and John T. Bennett
Posted December 1, 2016 at 11:48am
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker made a campaign appearance with President-elect Donald Trump this summer in neighboring North Carolina. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Will the Senate Keep Montenegro Out of NATO?

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 30, 2016 at 9:18am