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Winning? Republicans support a war that's pummeling ‘Main Street’

Fearing Trump's ire, lawmakers are risking their own political credibility and the midterms by ignoring what Americans really want

Democrats playing catch up with their voters on Israel
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Democrats playing catch up with their voters on Israel

Some candidates are saying things the party would never utter in a million years — whether their policies will follow is another question

Are Democrats falling into a hawkish trap on China?
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Are Democrats falling into a hawkish trap on China?

The president has actually opened the door to rethinking ties with Beijing, but partisan politics are preventing some lawmakers from walking on through

Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated
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Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated

The defense secretary defied all expert reporting, saying "we know exactly what we have. We have plenty of what we need."

Pete Hegseth
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2 hearings, 0 justification for a $1.5 trillion military budget

What was most surprising about today's Hegseth-Caine congressional hearings was perhaps what was missing: a real enemy.

Jules Hurst Pete Hegseth Dan Caine
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Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months

The Pentagon has badly undervalued the expense of the conflict, according to an independent estimate