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French Intel Agencies Detail Further Syrian Chemical Capabilities
United Nations arms experts look at a map as they speak with an opposition fighter as they inspect the site where rockets had fallen in Damascus' eastern Ghouta suburb on August 28, 2013, during an...
View ArticleRep Holt: With Each White House Syria Answer, ‘The Less Satisfied I Am’ (Video)
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Does the White House face an uphill battle garnering ample support among House members for a use-of-force resolution in the...
View ArticleSen. McCain Roughed Up By Constituents Over Syria Stance (Video)
Click here to view the embedded video. US lawmakers from both parties and all corners of the nation this week have voiced agreement that their constituents are overwhelmingly against a military strike...
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A New Revolt of the Generals?
Secretary of State John Kerry confers with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as they testify with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on...
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DNC’s Vice Chair’s Opposition Underscores Politics of Coming Syria Vote
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii speaks as other House Democratic lawmakers look on. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) For U.S. House members, 2014 is an election year....
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After Obama’s Speech, Will Wall St. Remain Bullish on Tomahawk-maker Raytheon?
Business was booming at the Raytheon booth during a recent defense conference in Colorado Springs, Colo. In recent weeks, the company's stock price has soared as its Tomahawk missile is poised to star...
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Frustrated Sen. Corker on Obama, White House Aides: ‘They’re So Hard to Help’
UNPLUGGED: Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., vented some frustration Wednesday afternoon, sounding off about a president and White House he says is losing credibility on Capitol Hill. (Mark Wilson/Getty...
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Weapons Inspections Don’t Look Like Syria
An opposition fighter runs in front of a sniper curtain across a street in the industrial area of Syria's eastern town of Deir Ezzor during clashes with regime forces on September 12. (ABO...
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Rep. Hoyer: Congress ‘Must’ Examine How Defense Firms Screen Employees
First, there was Edward Snowden, the Booz Allen Hamilton IT contractor who leaked details of several highly classified anti-terrorism programs. Now, there’s Aaron Alexis, an HP contractor who allegedly...
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Lawmakers Typically Swarm to Microphones. But Not During AFA Conference.
Members of Congress typically flock to the mics to spout political party talking points and lobby for their home districts and states. But not this week at one major defense conference. (Photo: John T....
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Escalating the Sequestration Rhetoric to a Whole New Level
Tennessee Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper (center) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in Chattanooga on July 30. Cooper on Wednesday said if another country imposed sequestration on the U.S., it would...
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The Most Political Image Defense Wonks Will View All Day
(Image: Democratic Policy & Communications Center) House Republicans, on a mostly party line vote, passed a temporary spending measure that would fund the Pentagon and other federal agencies...
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Mitch McConnell’s Cryptic Shutdown Statement (UPDATED)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at a recent event on Capitol Hill. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images) With under a week to go before the federal government is slated to shut down, no...
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Sen. McCain on Shutdown Showdown: This Only Ends One Way
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (left) joins other senators at a recent press conference on Capitol Hill. McCain said Tuesday the ongoing drama over a government shutdown will end with House Republicans...
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Shutdown Showdown: Why Ted Cruz’s Not-a-Filibuster Matters
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (right) spoke on the Senate floor in Washington on Tuesday afternoon as US President Barack Obama (left) and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke at different venues in...
View ArticleShowdown to a Shutdown: Three Things to Watch on Thursday (Video)
Click here to view the embedded video. All eyes Thursday will be on House Speaker John Boehner in the drama surrounding a possible government shutdown. The Ohio Republican is slated to address...
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Meet the Members of Congress’ Special (Non-Binding) Budget Committee
Leaders of a bipartisan House-Senate budget committee — (l-r) Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland — speak to reporters...
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Will Senate ‘Amigos,’ Other Hawks Push Budget Panel to Address Sequester Cuts?
Sen. Lindsey Graham listens while Sen. Kelly Ayotte speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill. The SASC members are both members of a House-Senate panel charged with making long-term budget...
View ArticleRepublicans, Democrats Honor the Late HAC-D Chairman Bill Young (Video)
House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman C.W. “Bill” Young will be laid to rest Thursday in his native and beloved Florida. The veteran Republican was an old-school lawmaker, who during his...
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On Rare Busy Day on Hill, Congressional Leaders to Honor Sir Winston Churchill
The statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Chruchill is blanketed in snow on Parliament Square, central London on December 18, 2010, during a winter storm. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) Don’t...
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