President Biden plans to seek a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty with Russia that expires in just two weeks, one of the president’s first major foreign policy tests. The negotiations over New START are complicated by Mr. Biden’s vows to punish Moscow for the recent SolarWinds hack and tensions with the Kremlin over …
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The Army was investigating what caused the death of a soldier at a base in Kuwait this week. The soldier, who has not yet been publicly identified, was found unresponsive Wednesday at Camp Arifjan, the Army said. “We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased,” U.S. Army Central said in an emailed …
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democratic-controlled House easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that safeguards civilian leadership of the military. Thursday’s 326-78 vote would grant a waiver that would exempt Austin from the seven-year …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as President Biden’s secretary of defense. The powerful defense panel also moved to approve a waiver that Mr. Austin is required to obtain to serve as defense secretary due to a rule that requires active duty service …
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As President Joe Biden was addressing the nation Wednesday after swearing in as the 46th U.S. president, a quiet moment was captured 110 miles away from the nation’s capital. A journalist with The News Journal in Delaware saw a lone person in a blue uniform kneeling over the grave of the president’s late son, Beau …
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