Moving Gitmo Detainees Unites Political Left and Right
Lawmakers Preempt Obama on Guantanamo [jwp-video n=”1″] There are 112 individuals who are now held at Gitmo.
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Reid Noncommittal on Closing Gitmo
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid dodged multiple questions Tuesday about whether he would support an executive action countering the National Defense Authorization
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McConnell Demurs on ISIS AUMF
[jwp-video n=”1″] After slamming President Barack Obama over his use of executive authority to kick off his Tuesday news conference, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later sidestepped
How Cruz the Outsider Won Purple Hearts for Fort Hood Victims
Obama Expected to Sign NDAA [jwp-video n=”1″] But Cruz has a particular quirk, in that he has voted against the defense policy bill every year he’s been in the Senate, despite supporting
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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
Obama, Netanyahu Aim to Get Past Iran Deal Tension
Earnest: Two-State Solution ‘Unlikely’ Under Obama [jwp-video n=”1″] Obama was quick to downplay the public spat he and Netanyahu have engaged in for months over the deal the U.S
Senate Sends Budget Deal to Obama’s Desk (Video)
[jwp-video n=”1″] For much of the year, Republicans seemed to possess most of the leverage for the inevitable end-of-year budget talks with congressional Democrats and the Obama administration
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Carter Denies Combat Role After Iraq Rescue Mission
By Aisha Chowdhry [jwp-video n=”1″] Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter gave more details on the first combat death since the 2011 Iraq withdrawal. Master Sgt.
Obama to Keep Troops, Bases in Afghanistan (Video)
Obama to Keep Troops, Bases in Afghanistan After 2016 [jwp-video n=”1″] Obama pointed to Taliban gains and the continuing development of Afghanistan’s own security forces.
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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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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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White House: No Timeline on Gitmo Closure Plan
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Following CQ Roll Call’s exclusive interview with Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work, who said he expected the White House submit a plan to
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Boehner Rebuts Susan Rice on Netanyahu Visit
[jwp-video n=”1″] Speaker John A. Boehner fired back at the Obama administration Thursday after National Security Advisor Susan E.
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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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Pelosi: Lack of US-Trained Syrians ‘Surprising’
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday responded to Defense Secretary Ashton B.
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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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White House Affirms Defense Spending Veto Threat
Dennis [jwp-video n=”1″] President Barack Obama will veto the Defense Appropriations bill unless there is a deal to raise domestic spending, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
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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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Earnest: Iraq ‘Chaotic’ But Not a ‘Quagmire’
[jwp-video n=”1″] White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Wednesday said Iraq is a “chaotic” place but would not use the word “quagmire” when asked by Fox News’ James Rosen, later