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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. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's 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 chairm...

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 brutal tactics in return for peace and a role in the future government. “We must not assume the inevi...

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, “Since taking command as a commander about 10 months ago, I saw what I consider fundamentally incompatibl...

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 arrive, who those people would be, and precisely what purposes they would pursue. Unlike the police, DOJ ...

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. Inhofe and I are determined to get our bill to the floor and then get the conference done and get a b...