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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, Washington Democrat, is shown in this July 2020 file photo. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

Defense bill veto could send fight with Trump into overtime

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Mike Rogers, Alabama Republican. (Screen grab from http://mikerogers.house.gov/) ** FILE **

Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers expected to replace Thornberry as HASC top Republican

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, then-chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Thornberry: Trump should have been briefed on report of Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops if true

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, walks down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Vindman was escorted out of the White House complex on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, according to his lawyer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Mac Thornberry says Alexander Vindman shouldn’t be punished for testimony against Trump

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, then-chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Mac Thornberry, key Republican on Armed Services panel, says Islamic State threat on the rise

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Top House Armed Services Republican to push for $750b defense budget

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican and then-chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Mac Thornberry backs White House on moves to counter Iran

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Ranking Member Mac Thornberry, D-Texas, speaks as Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, appear before a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing for the Departments of the Army and Air Force on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Also pictured is Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Mac Thornberry, key House Republican, pushes plan to boost Pentagon contracts with small businesses

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan responds to questions during a meeting with visiting Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Shanahan, making pitch for Space Force, warns U.S. falling behind rivals

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican and then-chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Mac Thornberry opposes use of Pentagon funds for Trump border wall

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mac Thornberry: Military spending isn’t the cause of the growing national debt

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

President Trump appears to have aligned with defense hawks, demanding a level of Pentagon spending that would breach the 2011 Budget Control Act. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon budget divides Republican defense, deficit hawks

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mac Thornberry: Donald Trump’s deal with Democrats fails to address military issues

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Armed Services panel chairman seeks $696 billion DOD budget

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The Latest: Top Republican trims defense budget plan

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Armed services chairman to seek $640 billion in DOD spending

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican, said Wednesday he hopes the Trump administration will be open to increase the $603 billion budget proposal to rebuild the military will be increased to $640 billion. (Associated Press)

Mac Thornberry says Trump military budget proposal falls short

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama walks with Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., his nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Obama chose the widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-2014 to succeed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Walking behind them is Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Defense bill amendment targets Obama micromanagement, gives Pentagon leverage

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander Gen. John Campbell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Situation in Afghanistan. U.S. forces attacked a hospital in northern Afghanistan last weekend, killing at least 22 people, despite &quot;rigorous&quot; U.S. military procedures designed to avoid such mistakes, the top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Loretta Sanchez browbeats Afghan war commander

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, expects a defense budget for the Senate by week's end. A presidential veto is expected as the proposed spending plan would increase funding for a war chest (Associated Press)

John McCain vows defense budget that avoids military cuts

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times