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Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
"Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose," argues an international relations professor.
By Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation
Trump suggests Army should punish officer who testified in impeachment inquiry
Defense officials in the past had promised that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman would be protected from retaliation.
State of White House McCusker nomination in flux amid impeachment fallout
A top Senate Republican on Tuesday cast doubt on a report the White House will pull Elaine McCusker's nomination
By Joe Gould
Trump pays tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
President Donald Trump traveled Monday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Schumer wants DoD inspector general to protect whistleblowers amid Trump payback
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the nation’s 74 inspectors general to protect government whistleblowers amid President Donald Trump’s ouster of key government officials in the impeachment probe.
Lt. Col. Vindman’s former Army commander pushes back on Trump’s decision to dismiss officer from National Security Council staff
President Donald Trump’s early dismissal of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday was half-expected based on the reporting from the night prior, but it still came as a shock to former senior officials and those who served with the soldier.
By David Choi, Business Insider
US speeds cases of military interpreters, others blocked by travel ban
President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq and hundreds of other refugees whose efforts to move to the United States have been in limbo since he announced his travel bans three years ago.
Troops would see another big pay raise under White House budget plan for 2021
The request calls for a 3.0 percent pay raise starting next January, following a 3.1 percent pay raise this year.
VA programs would see a 13 percent funding boost under Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget plan
If enacted, the proposal would make VA the second-largest federal agency in terms of discretionary spending.
Four friction points to watch in the FY21 defense budget
Congress will receive President Donald Trump’s FY21 budget proposal for the Pentagon and other federal agencies on Monday, but don’t expect it to pass as drafted.
By Joe Gould
Mark Esper on the ‘big pivot point’ that will define the 2022 budget
In an exclusive interview with Defense News, the Secretary of Defense gives hints about what the FY22 budget may look like.
By Aaron Mehta