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General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…

The House Armed Services Committee heard testimony on the results of a strategic review of Afghanistan.

Representative Pete Hoekstra and others spoke to reporters and answered questions about the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. They called for an immediate Congressional investigation into circu…

The subcommittee heard testimony regarding the intelligence community�s practices, policies, and procedures as they relate to congressional notification of intelligence activities.

The House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…

Witnesses testified about U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, focusing on counterinsurgency, regional stability issues, and training of Afghan forces.

Representative Mac Thornberry, a member of the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, talked about U.S. policy options on Afghanistan and Iran. He responded to telephone calls and elect…

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified at a hearing on the fiscal year 2010 Department of Defense budget. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, effor…

The House approved a motion to concur with Senate amendments to the previously-passed House public lands bill.

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair testified about current worldwide security threats. In his remarks he emphasized threats to U.S. national security posed by the troubled global…