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Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pentagon leaders reject negative view of war in ‘Afghan Papers’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, the U.S. Capitol in Washington is shrouded in mist, Friday night, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House passes $1.4T government spending bill amid impeachment

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump throws the coin in the air before the start of the Army-Navy college football game in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

At Army-Navy game, Donald Trump touts new pro sports option

By Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

As Vice President Mike Pence listens President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Judge David Briones’ border wall ruling set for White House appeal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Crewmen rest their weapons after training with Bradley fighting vehicles at a US military base at undisclosed location in Northeastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops withdrew from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive that began last month. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Pentagon says full Syria withdrawal many years off

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Trump administration plans to appeal a decision that blocks the president from using funds earmarked for the Pentagon for the wall. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

White House to appeal ruling that blocks Trump funding for border wall

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2016, file photo shows the entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson, File) **FILE**

Navy suspends Saudis’ flight training after Pensacola shooting

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, people walk past buildings that were burned during recent protests, in Shahriar, Iran, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran. Amnesty International says at least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising gasoline prices and a subsequent crackdown by security forces. The country has yet to release any nationwide statistics about the unrest last month. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran ‘murdered’ over 1,000 protesters, U.S. officials say

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, of Oklahoma, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jim Inhofe: Deal on National Defense Authorization Act possible

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Government Accountability Office, defense capabilities and management director Elizabeth Field, left, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, and Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein testify during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Privatized military housing failures get Senate hearing

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lebanese marine special forces soldiers march during a military parade to mark the 76th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Lebanon's top politicians attended Friday a military parade on the country's 76th Independence Day, appearing for the first time since the government resigned amid nationwide protests now in their second month. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump smiles before addressing members of the military during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump sees military orders modified in Syria, Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press in the Rose Garden of the White House as he welcomes Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump’s actions raise concern about role in military justice

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 photo, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fields questions at a media availability at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official over his handling of the case of a SEAL accused of war crimes who President Donald Trump has defended. Esper said on Sunday, Nov. 24 that he had lost confidence in Spencer and alleged that Spencer proposed a deal with the White House behind his back to resolve the SEAL’s case. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Esper says Trump ordered him to stop SEAL review board

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer publicly clashed with President Trump over whether Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who served eight combat tours during his two decades as a Navy SEAL, would be allowed to retain his Trident pin, which symbolizes membership in the elite unit. (Associated Press/File)

Richard Spencer out as Navy secretary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Lebanese marine special forces soldiers march during a military parade to mark the 76th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Lebanon's top politicians attended Friday a military parade on the country's 76th Independence Day, appearing for the first time since the government resigned amid nationwide protests now in their second month. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the the Amazon re:MARS convention, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Amazon JEDI lawsuit threatens to ensnare Donald Trump

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to the media with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Khalid Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Amazon to protest Microsoft $10 billion JEDI contract

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to the media with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Khalid Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington. Barely four months into his tenure, Esper is making his second trek across the Pacific. And yet it is the Middle East – most recently a near-war with Iran and an actual war in Syria – that in Washington commands more attention and demands more American troops. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Pentagon chief tries to keep Asia in focus with second trip

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Illustration on waste spending by the Pentagon by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pentagon wastes taxpayer money through limited procurement process

By Mike Palicz