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Richard Grenell, former Bush official, named by Trump as ambassador to Germany

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Broken NATO Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

NATO will get a wake-up call from Trump

By Paul Saunders

The U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo is relatively empty these days, but the population is likely to rise during the Trump administration. (Associated Press)

Obama’s errors leave Gitmo promise unfulfilled

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Polls suggest American voters are increasingly wary of the Obama administration's response to the wars in Syria, Iraq and Libya, which have killed more than a quarter-million people and spawned a vast refugee crisis stretching into Europe during recent years. (Associated Press)

Obama pushes military frustration to highest level in decades

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The gap between Hillary Rodham Clinton's rhetoric warning of a Rwanda-like slaughter of civilians in Libya and the facts gathered by career intelligence staff is taking on significance as the former secretary of state prepares another bid for the White House and her national security credentials are re-examined. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton Libya war genocide narrative rejected by U.S. intelligence

By Kelly Riddell and Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Illustration on Congress' attacks on the CIA over EITs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Dianne Feinstein’s tortured torture report

By Jed Babbin

Sens. Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Lindsey Graham say breathing new life into the Bush-era missile defense system — particularly by pursuing a "third site" in the Czech Republic — would be an effective way to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for his use of military force to effect a swift annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. (Associated Press)

GOP senators back restoration of Bush-era missile defense to punish Putin over actions in Crimea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CARDENAS: A corrupt deal threatens El Salvador elections

By Jose R. Cardenas

GRAY: Why such fierce urgency over D.C. court?

By C. Boyden Gray - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** A man examines documents at the gutted U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. The Justice Department has filed charges against Libyan militia leader Ahmed Khatallah, the first indictment in last year’s deadly terrorist attack that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Obama’s drone strategy covers new legal, moral ground

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SCHNEIDER: Russia’s arms-control violations

By Mark Schneider

President Obama is pictured on a monitor in the White House briefing room in Washington on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, during an interview with ABC News in which he said he supports gay marriage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama lauded, hammered for gay-marriage stance

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this April 12, 2012, file photo, former Medicare Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, in Washington. Tossing out President Barack Obama’s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other service providers, the administration has quietly informed the courts. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck down

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

** FILE ** John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, June 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit

By Paul Elias - Associated Press

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. acknowledged Wednesday that the Supreme Court has "the final say" on the constitutionality of legislation. (Associated Press)

GORDON: Holder still meddling in military commissions

By J.D. Gordon

** FILE ** President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

RAHN: Intellectual and policy corruption

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

New space-arms control initiative draws concern

By Bill Gertz - Special to The Washington Times

Powell dismisses ‘cheap shots’

Associated Press

Leaders OK ‘path’ for worker program

By Jim Abrams ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times