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    Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana, AP

    Senate passes $886 billion defense spending bill with pay raises for troops, Ukraine aid

    But there is strong opposition among some Republicans over the missing provisions on social issues.
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    U.S. military airplane with six aboard crashes into ocean near Japan

    The Defense Ministry stated that the aircraft belonged to the U.S. base at Yokota.

    An Osprey at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Japan's Okinawa prefecture last year. (Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images)

    Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan

    .The new bomb would replace some current stocks and not increase the US nuclear stockpile.

    An F-16 from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, one of several U.S. aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt. Don Taggart)

    U.S. fighter jet flew 100 km unpiloted, pilot tried to explain to perplexed 911 operator

    Questions raised over safety of South Carolina residents after flight continued without pilot.

    (Suhaimi Abdullah/The Associated Press)

    Senate confirms top military officer, despite Tuberville's protest

    Tuberville said in remarks on Wednesday that his hold will remain in place as long as the Pentagon's abortion policy stands.

    Sen. Tommy Tuberville signs an autograph for Lt. Col. Brian Miller as he visits the 187th Fighter Wing at Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Jake Crandall/ Advertiser

    Senate gets around Tuberville to confirm Joint Chiefs chairman

    Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider his nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

    Gen. Milley’s resignation leaves behind big shoes to fill

    Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a Senate hearing in 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post)

    ​Twist after US jet mysteriously vanishes ​

    A US jet was left flying in a “zombie state” on Tuesday, as officials scrambled to locate the multimillion-dollar war machine.

    The F-35 Lightning II jet is coveted by US allies around the world, especially Ukraine, with its distinctive shape and features that shield it from radar detection.
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