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Top Republicans are sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s reported plans to make dramatic changes to the combatant command structure.
Trump’s pick for Pentagon’s No. 3 becomes GOP flashpoint
President Trump’s nomination of Elbridge Colby to be the Pentagon’s policy chief is emerging as the next big fight in the GOP over U.S. foreign policy.
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