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And a planned $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill appears to be on track for passage ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline.

And the latest coronavirus variant raises the alarm across the world.

email Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DOD when the president-elect is sworn in. Editor’s Note: Following additional reporting, Defense One has learned that six of the individuals named as part of the planning documents, Halimah Najieb-Locke, Carrie Kagawa, Seth Schuster, Susanna Blume, Tarun Chhabra and Tanya Bradsher, were named to the incorrect postings on the P...

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