jim mattis
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White House ceremony to establish US Space Command in Colorado
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U.S. Space Command will open for business Thursday with a White House ceremony, but a permanent home for the command, now in Colorado Springs, has yet to be announced. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the establishment of the command, which will oversee the efforts of all armed services in defending American satellites, planning…
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COMMENTARY | Mattis’ departure marks the end of the age of alliances
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On a military base in the Mideast, the location of which is a secret, there is a giant room with more than 70 seats facing a two-story bank of television screens. It looks like something out of Dr. Strangelove, but this room is the very real, everyday office of the 74-nation coalition that came together…
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Colorado officials tear into Trump’s tweets announcing ban on transgender military service
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Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation from both parties took issue with President Trump’s tweets Wednesday morning announcing a ban on transgender military service “in any capacity,” although U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, said he supported the new policy. “America needs a military comprised of patriots willing to sacrifice for this country,” U.S.…
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Is it Cory Gardner’s time to shine on North Korea?
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Following his participation in a North Korea-focused U.S. Senate field trip to the White House April 26, Sen. Cory Gardner took the international limelight again, a place he has grown seemingly more comfortable. Gardner took the opportunity of the White House visit to call for broader sanctions against North Korea and implored the U.S. military to…
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Smith: U.S. ties with Mexico matter now more than ever
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With all the excitement, chaos, turmoil – whatever you want to call it – that has filled Donald Trump’s first days in office, it’s easy to forget that Joaquín Guzmán, “El Chapo,” the world’s most notorious criminal and drug cartel leader was extradited from Mexico to the United States the same day as Trump’s inauguration.…
