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CHINA TASK FORCE WRAPS: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s China task force, which was charged with finding ways to focus the Defense Department more effectively on countering China, has wrapped up its work and provided recommendations that are mostly classified.

‘RALLY THE WORLD'S DEMOCRACIES’: President Joe Biden departs this morning on the first overseas trip of his term, which begins with a meeting of G-7 ministers in Cornwall, includes a NATO summit in Brussels, and ends with a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

© Stefani Reynolds Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. Im Ellen Mitchell, and heres your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee will not request a delay to an arms sale to Israel after the Biden administration agreed to brief lawmakers on the deal, he said Tuesday. “What we wanted to do is to have a dialogue and conversatio...

Overnight Defense: Top Dem backs off request for Israel arms sale delay | Afghanistan withdrawal up to 20 percent done | Esper returns to defense industry Ellen Mitchell © Stefani Reynolds Overnight Defense: Top Dem backs off request for Israel arms sale delay | Afghanistan withdrawal up to 20 percent done | Esper returns to defense industry Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. Im Ellen Mitchell, and heres your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentag...

Lawmakers express deep doubts about Afghanistan’s future after US withdrawal Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 TWO FUTURES: Whether Afghanistan can survive and prosper without the presence of thousands of American and international troops and contractors hinges on two unknowns — the ability of the 300,000-strong U.S.-trained and equipped government forces to forestall a Taliban takeover and the willingness of the Taliban to give up their bru...

Is Marxism undermining the US military? Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION? OR MARXIST INDOCTRINATION: The decision to relieve a junior Space Force commander of his responsibilities at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, is fueling growing debate about whether Marxist ideology is poisoning the apolitical tradition of the U.S. military. In an interview on the Steve Gruber Show podcast, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier said, “Sinc...

Who else will be there: Testifying alongside Miller on Wednesday will be former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee. In his testimony, Rosen will similarly defend preparations ahead of the attack, according to a copy of remarks obtained by The Hill. Rosen’s defense: “I believe that DOJ [Department of Justice] reasonably prepared for contingencies ahead of January 6, understanding that there was considerable uncertainty as to how many people would arriv...

Jack Reed vows to get defense budget done despite delays from the White House Jamie McIntyre BUDGET CRUNCH, ‘HARD CHOICES’: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says he and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, are hoping to finish work on the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act before the next fiscal year starts, despite a late start forced by the late budget submission by the White House. “Both Sen. I...