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The Pentagon would receive funding for a host of programs under the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposed defense authorization bill . (Associated Press/File)

Liberal groups want 2020 Dems to back Pentagon spending cuts

By ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from left, arrive to speak to members of the media after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pentagon proposing troop reinforcements in Mideast

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Michael Feola, center, from Chatanooga, Tennessee, orders Sailors to march forward during a dress white uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 10, 2019. The John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)

Navy 2nd Fleet sends message to Russia with BALTOPS drill

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pentagon to put up shelter for at least 7,500 migrants

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President Donald Trump speaks at the National Association of REALTORS Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Friday, May 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump admin. defends border emergency in court showdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Warren proposes new ethics rules at the Pentagon

By ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, talks during a hearing with drug company CEOs on drug prices, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Chuck Grassley, deficit hawk, targets Pentagon for failure to curb contract waste

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, photo, a Qiam missile is displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard during a military parade commemorating the start of the Iraq-Iran war in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. now accuse Iran of supplying ballistic missiles to Shiite rebels in Yemen, including this model. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

U.S. intel showed Iran-backed militias moving rockets in Iraq: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan listens, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, during a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Patrick Shanahan defense secretary confirmation hearings to be referendum on Trump foreign policy

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan speaks with the media as he waits for the arrival of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump on May 9, said he will nominate Shanahan to be his second secretary of defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Shanahan wants secure border without continuous military aid

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan speaks with the media as he waits for the arrival of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump on May 9, said he will nominate Shanahan to be his second secretary of defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pentagon shifting $1.5 billion to border wall construction

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Worshippers chant slogans against the United States and Israel during a rally after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2019. A top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday that Tehran will not talk with the United States, an Iranian news agency reported — a day after President Donald Trump said he'd like Iranian leaders to &quot;call me.&quot; (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast to counter Iran

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan speaks with the media as he waits for the arrival of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump on May 9, said he will nominate Shanahan to be his second secretary of defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Venezuelan Bolivarian National stand guard around the National Assembly building as the opposition-controlled congress met to discuss a move could provide political cover for greater international involvement in the nation's crisis, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Military police prevented journalists from entering the National Assembly, and some reporters were harassed by government supporters outside the building. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Nicolas Maduro Venezuela military strength discussed by U.S., Colombia

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. is dispatching the USS Abraham Lincoln and other military resources to the Middle East following "clear indications" that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, according to a defense official on May 5, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/US Navy via AP)

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier deployed over Iran ‘credible threat’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this file photo provided China's official Xinhnua News Agency, passengers from the trapped Russian vessel MV Akademik Shokalskiy, seen at right, prepare to board the Chinese helicopter Xueying 12 in the Antarctic Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Jiansong) NO SALES **FILE**

China seeks Arctic clout, ‘Polar Silk Road,’ Pentagon says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Sexual assaults in military jumped nearly 38% last year

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, flanked by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (left) and acting Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, warned a House Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday about China's aggressive military buildup. (Associated Press)

Patrick Shanahan outlines China threat

By Bill Gertz

In this March 20, 2019, file photo, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. A U.S. official says the Pentagon’s watchdog agency has cleared Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favor his former employer, Boeing Co. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Patrick Shanahan, acting Pentagon chief, cleared of wrongdoing, IG says

By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

In this March 20, 2019, file photo, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. A U.S. official says the Pentagon’s watchdog agency has cleared Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favor his former employer, Boeing Co. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan cleared of charges he favored ex-employer Boeing

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times