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POLITICO Lloyd Austin takes first steps to repair a battered Pentagon The new secretary has installed a slate of well-respected national security professionals who are working to restore order to the Pentagon’s policymaking process. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. Capitol and its perimeter in Washington, D.C. | Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images Link Copied Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has taken initial steps toward reasserting civilian control of the military, in a drive to energize a group that saw its power drain under the former p...

The National Guard has fortified key areas around Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Mixed reports about Vice President Pence’s role in deploying the National Guard to respond to the siege raised questions about whether the chain of command was broken Wednesday, though the Pentagon insists it never was. Meanwhile, Trump still has the authority to call up troops to quell civil unrest, in addition to nearly unchecked powers to launch a nuclear weapon, and tensions with global hot spots such as Iran could still flare up in the next two weeks. ADVERTISEMENT The national security concerns are contributing to calls for Trump’s removal from office, one way or the other, before P...

Pelosi says she spoke to top general about ensuring Trump doesn’t launch nuclear attack Dan Lamothe, John Wagner, Paul Sonne Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her House colleagues Friday that she had spoken to the Pentagon’s top general about keeping an “unstable president” from accessing the nuclear codes, as Democrats openly considered impeaching the commander in chief for the second time in just over a year. The discussion with Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, came after President Trump directed thousands of angry supporters to the Capitol on...