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United States House Committee on Armed Services
But what if the commander in chief issues an order to keep him in the White House?
"Its always about him, said Rep. Jackie Speier, chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
"I wasn't f**king caving," said Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, as lawmakers and human rights advocates traded barbs.
In the graphic account of the so-called Islamic State leader's death, the president described him as having been "whimpering and crying and screaming.
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Rep. Mac Thornberry represents a deeply Republican district and has voted in line with Trump over 97 percent of the time.
But Democrats can take away some of the Defense Department's power over its money -- and they're threatening to do it.
Testifying before Congress, trans service members said the gender confirmation process had made them more effective soldiers.
Smith also said that his committee would oppose Trumps push to create a new Space Force and increase the military budget by5 percent.
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee quickly unloaded the stock after a report that it was purchased after he urged Trump to boost defense spending.
Many in Congress are furious over a White House aide joking that McCain is "dying anyway."