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After 2 Decades, Democrats Still Don’t Agree on When to Leave Afghanistan
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·But two veterans have promised to withdraw during their first year in office. Two Democratic candidates who served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq made unambiguous pledges during this week’s debates: They promised to bring home...
The transpartisan revolt against America’s endless wars
By Katrina vanden Heuvel · Washington Post ·Last week, mostly lost amid the deafening din of President Trump’s serial outrages, the House of Representatives finally began asserting common sense and the congressional prerogative over war and peace. By passing a series of amen...
House Passes $733 Billion Defense Bill Checking Trump’s War Powers
By Catie Edmondson · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Friday to a defense bill that would put a liberal stamp on military policy by shackling President Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran and Yemen, restricting the use of military funds...
A Majority of Military Veterans Think the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Were a Mistake
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·It’s not just a majority of Americans who think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were a catastrophic mistake. Military veterans now increasingly say the Bush-era conflicts were not worth it, according to a Pew Research Ce...
Some members of Congress are finally realizing that authorizing wars without end is really bad
By Jeff Schogol · Task & Purpose ·A small group of lawmakers is arguing that President Donald Trump does not have the power to launch a new war against Iran without first getting permission from Congress. Chief among them is Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who was one of si...
Amy McGrath Opens Campaign to Oust Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot whose star power in the Democratic Party in 2018 failed to capture her a House seat in Kentucky, announced Tuesday that she would seek to challenge Sena...
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-excited-see-patriots-wearing-uss-john-mccain-shirts-trumps-4th-july-event-1447603
By Jenni Fink · Newsweek ·The View co-host Meghan McCain kicked off the Fourth of July with a message of gratitude for two veterans organizations and expressed her excitement for people to be wearing t-shirts honoring her father at President Donald Trump's e...
Meghan McCain dons 'Big Bad John McCain' shirt as veterans troll Trump's July 4 parade
By BrieAnna J. Frank · AZ Central ·Meghan McCain on Thursday posted a picture of herself wearing a shirt in honor of her late father John McCain that is being handed out by veterans at President Donald Trump's Fourth of July celebration in Washington,...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Veterans-Group-to-Hand-Out-Thousands-of-McCain-Shirts-at-DC-July-4th-Celebration-512204452.html
NBC 4 Washington ·Volunteers handed out 5,000 free T-shirts emblazoned with "USS John McCain" ahead of President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" celebrations on the National Mall. VoteVets, a left-leaning group founded by veterans, teamed with Rags of ...
Tanks, Flyovers And Heightened Security: Trump's 4th Of July Ups Taxpayer Cost
By Claudia Grisales · NPR ·American taxpayers are looking at a bigger bill for this year's Independence Day party in the nation's capital. For this Fourth of July, President Trump has added an address from the Lincoln Memorial, tanks stationed in the area, an exte...