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House Dems bail on defense bill as GOP votes to repeal abortion policy
House Republicans voted to add several conservative Freedom Caucus amendments on abortion and transgender troops to the previously bipartisan defense bill.
Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.
Ethics claim latest hitch in case of 2000 USS Cole attack
Monday's developments mark the latest complication in more than 10 years of pretrial hearings for a Saudi accused of organizing the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
US Navy detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters
The interdictions were just the latest in the volatile waters of the Persian Gulf.
USS Harry Truman carrier strike group stays in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
A defense official said Tuesday that the change in the schedule of the USS Harry S. Truman, and the five American warships accompanying it, reflects the need for a persistent presence in Europe.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press