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The administration says it’s determined to pull out of Middle Eastern “forever wars” so it can focus on countering the rise of Russia and China.
But many of President Donald Trump’s actions send a much different message — from his decisions to send thousands more troops to the Mideast to last month’s killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. And that mismatch is already fueling skepticism on Capitol Hill about the proposed $741 billion defense budget that the White House is rolling out next week.
Editor, Times-Dispatch:
For me, the pivotal moment at the State of the Union address wasn’t House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing up a copy of President Donald Trump’s speech (as amusing at that was) but rather the walkout by Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., a decorated Marine combat officer who led some of the first troops into the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) attended the National Prayer Breakfast with Myozen Joan Amaral, a Zen priest from Beverly who founded Zen Center North Shore. In response to the president’s immigration policies, Amaral has begun ministering to detained immigrants at Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers throughout the region. The Boston Globe recently profiled Rev.
Experts on defense innovation say the Defense Department needs to stop patronizing nontraditional companies with one-off contracts and competitions, and actually heavily invest in the technologies the Pentagon thinks will dominate the future.
DoD has talked a big game about innovation and the need to harness technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, but experts like former John McCain staffer Chris Brose and former Defense Innovation Unit director Raj Shah say the money isn’t there to back it up.
Members of Congress want to pressure Major League Baseball to scrap plans to scale back the minor leagues, saying it would be "devastating" to clubs and communities that host them.
A bipartisan resolution, filed in the House of Representatives by Rep. Lori Trahan and other members of the Save Minor League Baseball Task Force, expresses support for the current roster of 160 minor league teams and "recognizes the unique social, economic and historic contributions that Minor League Baseball has made to American life."
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I would like to welcome our members on the Task Force and the witnesses testifying before us today.
WASHINGTON ? Defense innovation experts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that if they truly want the Department of Defense to embrace the leap-ahead technologies needed to compete, Congress must use its funding power to make major players out of small, disruptive tech firms.
The Senate's travesty of a trial for Trump, the tragedy of Kobe Bryant's death, a series of earthquakes and volcanos, Super Bowl-winning Chiefs and World Series-cheating Astros, Australia ablaze, the coronavirus, and the Doomsday Clock; they've all dominated our attention for weeks.
What about Iran?
As President Trump gave his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the partisan divide was clear.
Republicans applauded when Trump said he has worked hard to make America stronger since he took office, and Democrats have been critical of the speech.
Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton tweeted that he left the address after the president started talking about what he's done for the military.