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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel submitted his resignation to President Barack Obama on Monday. The resignation apparently came with pressure from the president. The White House reportedly had concerns about…more»

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Obama’s top military adviser, told members of Congress on Thursday that the U.S. is actively considering deploying…more»

Further undermining his insistence that the U.S. campaign against Islamic State militants will not involve American boots on the ground, President Obama on Friday authorized the deployment of an additional…more»

More than seven years after guards with the private mercenary company Blackwater opened fire on Iraqi civilians in downtown Baghdad, killing 17 people and wounding 20, a federal jury on…more»

These aren’t the chemical weapons you’re looking for. New reporting from the New York Times, published online late Tuesday, reveals that although the administration of George W. Bush employed false…more»

An analysis of new data collected by a group which tracks weapons in global conflict zones has found that a large proportion of the munitions now being used by ISIS…more»

President Barack Obama gave a speech tonight laying out his administration’s case for expanded action against the terrorist organization ISIS in Iraq and Syria. You can read his full speech…more»

Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) appeared on CNN this morning with former Congressman and 9/11 Committee Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton to discuss ISIS and how the United States should respond. Indiana’s senior…more»

As the U.S. reportedly began directly arming Kurds in northern Iraq to help them fight radical militants, a political fight is escalating in Baghdad, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki —…more»