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In an Aug. 3 tweet, President Donald Trump had this to say: “Our relations with Russia are at a historic low, and very dangerous.” But is it? Or is it actually no different than it’s ever been, except that the current administration implied for a brief period of time we might see the relationship repaired?
When there’s a clear effort to not cooperate with the media, it’s difficult to do our jobs. And I suppose that’s the point. But what I’d offer to the president is that closing the door on the press makes it awfully difficult to do your job as well.
As severe weather battered parts of the United States in mid-February, the nation's only heavy polar icebreaker was on a rescue mission in the most frozen place on Earth.
The deep freeze in Washington will continue at least until March 3, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress amid a deepening rift the Obama White House.
During his confirmation hearing to become US defense secretary, Ash Carter rightly argued for greater budgetary restraint, reform and more defense investment.
With the budget outlook cloudy, DoD is working to save money. While troops, civil service and civilian contractor levels all rose after 9-11, so far it is troops and contractors who have faced the sharpest cuts.