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Fonzone wins Senate approval despite GOP concerns about China links

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Senate Security Leaks Colin Kahl's Lips Hooked Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Colin Kahl’s loose lips sink ships

By Victoria Coates

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter depart after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Hunter Biden laptop confession confirms intelligence community bias, conservatives say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. civilian control of the military myth illustration by The Washington Times

Getting over the ‘civilian control of the military’ myth

By Abraham Wagner

Illustration on developments in the Department of Defense by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Will Trump’s firings at Department of Defense help end the U.S. presence in Afghanistan?

By Abraham Wagner

Morale at the State Department has plummeted since President Trump took office, but senior diplomats say the department's role had been diminished in past presidential administrations both Republican and Democrat. (Associated Press/File)

Joe Biden gives State Department hope for power, money

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former National Security Adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

DOJ claps back at official who accused Trump admin. of slow-walking Bolton book review

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this July 31, 2019, file photo, then-National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to media at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

John Bolton breach of contract lawsuit filed by U.S.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, listens as President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington. As the White House presses allies to ban Huawei equipment, O'Brien says the Chinese company has the ability to secretly retrieve sensitive information from that equipment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Robert O’Brien: U.S. intelligence botched early Donald Trump coronavirus briefings

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this file photo, protesters including Rose City Antifa, are shown in downtown Portland, Ore., Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP) ** FILE **

Antifa planned anti-government insurgency before George Floyd protests: law enforcement official

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S President Donald Trump's envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Ambassador Richard Grenell, speaks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Grenell is meeting officials in Belgrade as part of a renewed effort to restart negotiations and resolve decades-long disputes between former war foes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Richard Grenell-Robert O’Brien purge stifles anti-Trump resistance at White House, ODNI

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, right listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 23, 2019, photo, a view of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Victoria Coates, White House deputy national security adviser, reassigned to Energy Department

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the damaged National Security Council by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

National Security Council’s swamp of leakers needs draining

By Abraham Wagner

Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, center, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, to appear before a House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Committee on Oversight and Reform joint interview with the transcript to be part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Alexander Vindman, Trump impeachment witness, escorted off White House property, lawyer says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, center, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, to appear before a House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Committee on Oversight and Reform joint interview with the transcript to be part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House weighs plan to remove Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from NSC

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Gordon Sondland, witness in impeachment inquiry, recalled from post in European Union

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

David Holmes, a career diplomat and the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukaine leaves the Capitol Hill, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Washington, after a deposition before congressional lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘On whose authority?’: What to watch in impeachment hearings

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo former White House adviser on Russia, Fiona Hill arrives for a closed-door meeting as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The Latest: Impeachment hearings wrap up for the week

Associated Press

National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Alexander Vindman demands Fox News retract ‘espionage’ segment

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times