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Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

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Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to serve as national security adviser in his next administration. Waltz, a former Green Beret officer, is considered a “China hawk” and is set to serve a major role in the second Trump administration’s policy approach to competition with Beijing, assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion approaches the three-year mark and continued conflict in the Middle East, to include the war in Gaza.…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]