Senate Approves Carter for SECDEF
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to confirm Ash Carter as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, succeeding Chuck Hagel.…
Pentagon: U.S. Won’t Send Carrier to Mainland China This Year
The Pentagon has no plans to send a nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) to mainland China this year, a Defense…
Nominee Carter Highlights National Security Challenges in Confirmation Hearing
Ashton Carter acknowledged Wednesday that if confirmed as secretary of defense he and the nation “will be confronting some of…
Opinion: John McCain, The Senate Torture Report and The Revolutionary War
Those still searching for their moral compass after being confronted by the repulsive facts in the Senate’s report on torture…
Deputy PM Minh: ‘No Two Countries Have Worked Harder’ To Repair Relations Than U.S. And Vietnam
“No two countries have worked harder,” to overcome differences than the United States and Vietnam, said the Southeast Asian country’s…
Document: John McCain Speech on the Littoral Combat Ship Program
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program on…
McCain Plans to Hold Up Work, Wormuth Nomination
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is expected to place a hold on the nominations for Bob Work and Christine Wormuth for…
McCain Grills Bob Work Over LCS Program in Tuesday Nomination Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for incoming deputy secretary of defense Bob Work on Tuesday.…
Testy Dempsey Reconfirmation Hearing Dominated by Syria
How far the United States should go in supporting the Syrian opposition, and just what the role of the Chairman…
Opinion: McCain Wrong on Syria
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a vocal advocate for more U.S. involvement in the Syrian conflict, is right about at least…