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Lebanese army soldiers scuffle with protesters during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mayhem across regional tinderbox obscures direction for U.S., Israel

By David R. Sands and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Chinese J-11 military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait near Pingtan, the closest land of mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in southeastern China's Fujian Province on Aug. 5, 2022. The U.S. military says a Chinese navy fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea earlier in December 2022, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Pentagon warns risky and coercive China air encounters could trigger a war

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, on Sept. 9, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Focus on Israel-Gaza war raises fears of China attack on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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

Defense bill talks continue despite House speaker drama

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin waits to greet Japanese Defense Minster Minoru Kihara during an welcoming ceremony, upon his arrival at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Congress to press Pentagon on Chinese logistics threat

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo, U.S Army troops in training to become instructors participate in the new Army combat fitness test at the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade compound at Fort Bragg, N.C. Army leaders are kicking out the requirement that soldiers do at least one leg tuck as part of the new physical fitness test, after finding many troops — particularly women — were unable to do the exercise that requires them to raise their knees while hanging from a bar. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Pentagon politicization: Talking points can’t mask reality

By Will Thebeau

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nuclear targeting debate: Cities or militaries?

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

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China's President Xi Jinping attends the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Pentagon warns ending strategic ambiguity on Taiwan will trigger a Chinese attack

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Biden, media on a mission

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Northside Conservatives Club Meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Pence backs military holds, says ‘Tuberville is right, and Pentagon is wrong’

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a discussion about the terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate during a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘Paralyzing’ the Pentagon: Key House Republican blasts Tuberville’s defense nominations hold

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

First responders work at ground zero after the Sept.11 attacks, Sept. 12, 2001, in New York. Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

By Jennifer Peltz and Karen Matthews - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters as he walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sen. Manchin disputes accusation he’s being protected from difficult votes

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, leaves the chamber as senators arrive for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Tuberville is delaying civilian and flag officer nominations in the Pentagon as he protests a Defense Department policy providing leave and reimbursement for service members who need to travel to get an abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

By Kevin Freking and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Security personnel gather near the entrance of the Wuhan Institute of Virology during a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan, China, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Report: Pentagon’s medical intel arm uncovered evidence suggesting COVID-19’s lab origins

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Temps filling senior Navy jobs as Tuberville-Pentagon standoff grinds on

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

General: China military threats drive missile defense buildup on Guam

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and shift behavior training into the classrooms, according to a Pentagon study aimed at addressing an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pentagon: Service academies’ culture, traditions fuel surge in sexual assaults, harassment

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times