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Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill
The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms.
Government shutdown could hinge on fight over ‘woke’ military policies
Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding changes in Pentagon training and programs in exchange for their support of a budget deal.
Ban on troops communicating with civil rights group clears House
The amendment to the defense authorization bill would forbid service members from contacting the Military Religious Freedom Foundation or its leadership.
House narrowly passes defense bill after Dems defect over abortion
The House passed the NDAA over Democratic objections after the GOP passed amendments on abortion policy and transgender troops.
House Dems bail on defense bill as GOP votes to repeal abortion policy
House Republicans voted to add several conservative Freedom Caucus amendments on abortion and transgender troops to the previously bipartisan defense bill.
Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ at India-China summit
Putin sought to project confidence after a short-lived mutiny at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, before a rare sympathetic audience.
US defense secretary discusses upgrading India ties to counter China
The U.S. Defense Secretary discussed upgrading partnership with India as both countries grapple with China’s economic rise and rising belligerence.
By Ashok Sharma, AP
US Navy, partners stage military drills amid Japan-South Korea talks
The U.S., Canada, India, Japan and South Korea are staging joint anti-submarine warfare drills.
India, US troops hold exercises close to China border
Militaries from India and the U.S. are taking part in a training exercise in a cold, mountainous terrain close to India's disputed border with China.
Congress calls for answers on US role in fatal 2017 Nigerian airstrike
Nine aid workers and 160 civilians were killed, many of whom were children.
US poised to bite into Russia’s global defense market share
A senior U.S. State Department official said Thursday that a massive Ukraine aid package ― which contains $4 billion in grants for allies to buy American-made military hardware ― is partly aimed at eroding Russia’s share of the global defense market.
By Joe Gould