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lithuania. president biden has already sat down with the leader of the host country and has plans for two high profile meetings on the side lines there. it and the nato secretary-general already calling this summit a historic meeting following a diplomatic break through. we'll explain that in just a moment. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, july 11th. i'm ali vitally in washington, and jonathan lemire, again, beating me with the backdrop this time in lithuania where he's covering the nato trip overseas. set the scene for us. >> reporter: yeah, ali, good t...

U.S. troops and the Russian military have been nearly operating side-by-side in the African country of Niger for several weeks as tensions over fighting Islamic extremists heat up in the region, officials said.

To the state side and when the senate wraps up i think as you know when congress is back this is going to be a primary topic of conversation. >> they're back right now and looking to take up the defense authorization act. this is part and parcel to that. i'm so glad you asked that question. it's one we're closely tracking here as well. thank you, chris mar, assistant defense of public affairs. thanks for joining us. up next new polling shows florida governor ron desantis trailing donald trump by a wide margin in his own state. those numbers have the latest defense from desantis for those lac...

A leading Pentagon official on Wednesday said bolstering Taiwan’s defenses to deter a possible invasion by communist China ...

3 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders held their first partner nation visit with a top Peruvian Air Force officer Feb. 22. Maj. Gen. Jose Luis Barrios Espinosa, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C, joined IAAFA leaders in an effort to continue strengthening partnerships and expanding security cooperation between the U.S. and Peru. The general met with Col. José Jiménez, IAAFA commandant, and other IAAFA senior leaders in discussions that included the importance of professional leader...