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National security adviser John Bolton talks to the media before President Donald Trump's speech to the Venezuelan American community at Florida International University in Miami, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

John Bolton rejects notion of ‘failed’ Trump-Kim summit: ‘He’s not desperate for a deal’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this June 18, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up the space policy directive that he signed during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump is moving closer toward his goal of creating a Space Force, but it won't begin as a separate military branch as the president envisioned. The Space Force instead initially will be created as part of the Air Force, but could be spun into a separate military department in the future. That's according to senior administration officials who briefed journalists on a directive Trump is scheduled to sign Tuesday to establish the Space Force. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Pentagon’s Space Force blueprint hits Capitol Hill

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, who is also commander of the U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Command (NORAD), said Russia "only recently developed and deployed capabilities to threaten us below the nuclear threshold." (Associated Press/File)

US general says no military threat on southern border

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, a U.S. soldier salutes during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that U.S. President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearization by giving him something he wants more than almost anything else, an announcement of peace and an end to the Korean War. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP, File)

More US remains from Korean War nearing final ID

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This 2012 photo released by the Department of Justice shows Monica Elfriede Witt. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced an indictment against Monica Elfriede Witt, who defected to Iran in 2013 and is currently at-large. (Department of Justice via AP)

US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Children wave Iranian flags during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people poured out onto the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across Iran, marking the date 40 years ago that is considered victory day in the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Monica Witt, former Air Force counterintelligence specialist, accused of spying for Iran

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan greets an Afghan commando at Camp Commando, Afghanistan on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. The unannounced visit is the first for the acting secretary of defense, Pat Shanahan. He previously was the No. 2 official under Jim Mattis, who resigned as defense chief in December. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Patrick Shanahan, acting defense chief, makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2018, file photo, plaintiffs Cathrine Schmid, second left, and Conner Callahan, second right, listens with supporters during a news conference in front of a federal courthouse following a hearing in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

Lawmakers seek to reverse Donald Trump’s transgender troop ban

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

This frame grab from video posted online Jan. 18, 2019, by supporters of the Islamic State group, purports to show a gun-mounted IS vehicle firing at members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour, Syria. As they cling to the tiny remains of what was once a self-styled caliphate spanning two countries, IS militants are laying the groundwork for an insurgency. Activists say they are carrying out targeted assassinations, setting up flying checkpoints and distributing fliers to intimidate residents. They fear the group could stage an even bigger comeback if U.S. forces withdraw from Syria. (Militant Photo via AP)

Cornered in Syria, IS lays groundwork for a new insurgency

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

President Donald Trump turns to talk to the gathered media during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the mIlitary at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago cost $4 million apiece: GAO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood speaks during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

John Rood, Defense undersecretary: Pentagon can build parts of wall without Trump declaration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees pour fresh concrete as they rebuild the mountaintop runway on storied Santa Catalina Island, Calif., Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. About 100 Marines and sailors began working on the island this month under an agreement with the I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, California, and the Catalina Island Conservancy. The work on Catalina's Airport in the Sky is paid for by $5 million donated to the nonprofit land trust.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Marines rebuilding California tourist island’s runway

Associated Press

President Trump's recent decision to deny House Speaker Nancy Pelosi use of a military aircraft prompted Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton to revisit her longstanding travel habits. (Associated Press)

‘Air Pelosi’: Watchdog revisits House speaker’s hefty travel expenses on military aircraft

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Kansas man charged in scheme that used disabled veteran

Associated Press

In this file photo, A U.S. Air Force carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pa., was killed Nov. 27, 2018, by a roadside bomb in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump honors return of four Americans killed in Syria

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington state Democrat and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is shown in this file photo from April 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democrats slam Pentagon climate report as ‘inadequate’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

The Latest: 2 US troops, 2 US civilians dead in Syria blast

Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Get rid of Buck Act now

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable on immigration and border security at U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station, during a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

GOP lawmakers sure disaster funds will not be used for wall

By JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border security Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump stalks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says ‘bye-bye’

By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press