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ReportingJul 29, 2020Read →

Trump Nominee for Pentagon Faces Senate Grilling After Islamophobia Claims

U.S. President Donald Trump’s most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday, with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks…

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ReportingJun 3, 2020Read →

Perils for Pentagon as Trump Threatens to Militarize Response to Civil Unrest

“Battlespace” was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States. The top U.S. general reinforced that image by appearing in downtown Washington in camouflage during a Monday…

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