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Obama: We’re Hitting ISIS ‘Harder Than Ever’
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] During a news conference at the Pentagon Monday, President Barack Obama said the U.S. is hitting the Islamic State terror group “harder than
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Video · 114th Congress
Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] In a landmark decision Thursday, Defense Secretary Ashton B.
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Republicans Warn Obama on Gitmo Closure
By JM Rieger and Niels Lesniewski [jwp-video n=”1″] Opponents of moving Guantánamo detainees to the U.S. mainland are firing a new round of warning shots ahead of an Obama administration
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US Airstrikes Not Dictated by Russia
By Aisha Chowdhry and Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] The Russians say they want to assist in the fight against the Islamic State, but “their actions simply don’t support that,
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Obama to Keep Troops, Bases in Afghanistan After 2016
[jwp-video n=”1″] The next president of the United States will inherit a substantial military presence in Afghanistan.
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Carter on Afghanistan: ‘More Work Lies Ahead’
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Following President Barack Obama’s announcement that 5,500 U.S. troops would stay in Afghanistan after 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton B.
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Pelosi: House Democrats Will Sustain NDAA Veto
By JM Rieger and Emma Dumain [jwp-video n=”1″] Asked Thursday how confident she was that House Democrats would be able to sustain President Barack Obama’s veto of the National Defense
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White House Apologizes for Kunduz Hospital Attack
By Thomas McKinless and Steven Dennis [jwp-video n=”1″] President Barack Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders President Joanne Liu and Aghan President Ashraf Ghani for the
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WH: Kunduz Hospital Bombing ‘Profound Tragedy’
By Thomas McKinless and Steven Dennis [jwp-video n=”1″] White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called the accidental bombing of a hospital in Kunduz “a profound tragedy” and said
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DoD: Kunduz Airstrikes Requested by Afghan Forces
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John F.
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Obama Will Veto Defense Authorization Bill
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Calling the bill “irresponsible,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday that Obama would veto the National Defense
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DoD Won’t Commit to ISIS ‘Safe Zone’
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Despite the insistence of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Defense Department Press Secretary Peter Cook said Tuesday there are no
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DoD: Anthrax Breach Affected Nearly 100 Facilities, 12 States and 7 Countries
[jwp-video n=”1″] Top Department of Defense officials told the press Thursday that nearly 100 facilities in 12 states and 7 countries were recipients of questionable anthrax samples that
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Defense Secretary: Only 60 Syrians Trained to Fight ISIS
By JM Rieger and Megan Scully [jwp-video n=”1″] One day after updating President Barack Obama on the efforts against the Islamic State terror group, Defense Secretary Ashton B.
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Department of Defense: ‘No Plan’ to Close Guantanamo Naval Base
[jwp-video n=”1″] Although the United States officially announced a new relationship with Cuba on Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Ashton B.
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Senate Adopts Amendment Banning Torture
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate added language to its fiscal 2016 defense policy bill that would permanently apply Army interrogation techniques to the entire U.S. government, a move advocates
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McCain: ‘I Would Be Astonished’ if Obama Vetoed NDAA
[jwp-video n=”1″] As the Senate continued debate on the defense authorization bill Tuesday, Sen.
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Obama: Iraqi Commitments Needed for ‘Complete’ ISIS Strategy
Dennis [jwp-video n=”1″] President Barack Obama at the G-7 summit on Monday said he needs the Pentagon and the Iraqis to form a strategy to ramp up training of Iraqi troops to take