White House takes over briefing room seating in latest dust-up with Washington press corps

The Trump administration is preparing to take control of the seating assignments in the White House press briefing room, potentially elevating conservative news outlets to more visible positions to pose more questions to press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Congress looks to require military drone corps, which Army leaders oppose

The House Armed Services Committee’s draft defense policy bill would require the Army to establish a separate drone branch, but Army leaders continue to push against the idea. A provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the defense bill would require the Army to establish a drone corps as a basic branch of the service. Gen. James Rainey, who leads the Army Futures Command, said it is too early for setting up a separate drone branch. One of the main priorities for the service right now is to…

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