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Jan 02

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What’s in the $1.4 trillion federal spending bill

Before leaving town for the holidays, lawmakers came together to pass a huge federal spending bill that illuminates the government’s policy priorities for 2020. The deal allocates a total of $1.4 trillion to the military, education, a barrier along the…

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Dec 29

U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

U.S. forces conducted “precision defensive strikes” against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, a Defense Department official said.

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Dec 10

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During Afghan war, lack of U.S. knowledge yielded a flawed strategy

For nearly two decades, the United States’ military engagement in Afghanistan has been plagued by strategic missteps, according to The Washington Post's bombshell report. The investigation examined thousands of pages of previously unpublished notes and interviews from the U.S. government’s…

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Dec 09

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Explosive investigative report says U.S. government misled public on war in Afghanistan

In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years.

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Nov 18

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Trump’s intervention in military legal cases sparks debate

Last Friday, President Trump intervened in the legal cases of three U.S. service members accused of war crimes. Against the advice of the Pentagon, Trump pardoned two of the men and reinstated the rank of the third. The moves reignited…

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Nov 11

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Veterans Day observances from across the country

Across the country, Americans paid tribute on Monday to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, who put their own comfort and wellbeing at risk to defend their country. Here are a selection of the commemorations and observances.

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Nov 10

Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria

By Associated Press

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says about 500 or 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria to counter Islamic State fighters.

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Oct 27

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How a U.S. military raid killed the Islamic State’s leader

By PBS NewsHour

President Trump on Sunday described a harrowing U.S. military assault that led to the death this weekend of the long-sought leader of the Islamic State group. Nick Schifrin, foreign affairs and defense correspondent for NewsHour, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,…

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Sep 20

U.S. military to give Trump several options on Iran

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

U.S. officials say the president will be presented with a list of potential airstrike targets inside Iran, among other possible responses.

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Sep 17

Army on track to meet enlistment goal after falling short last year

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Army leaders say they expect to sign up more than 68,000 active duty soldiers for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30.

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