I am deeply troubled by an incident that happened in Afghanistan on June 9th, 2014, in which five American troops and an Afghan soldier were killed by our own aircraft.

Do you think that B-1's are appropriate airframes for close air support?

Could the National Guard help address some of the existing gaps in our whole-of-nation approach?

This weekend, the press reported that Russia hacked the Olympics in South Korea and tried to make it look like North Korea had done it.

What have you seen thus far in terms of recruitment and retention challenges?

if we do walk away from this agreement, I think it will undermine nuclear nonproliferation.

Can I please have your commitment that you will help me get this information?

The White House has not taken your advice about leaving it to the courts.

Secretary Mattis, is it correct that DOD Instruction 6130.03 states that applicants, transgender or not, with a history of anxiety or depression are qualified if they can demonstrate the requisite period of stability?

I am very concerned about what is happening in Africa.

Several current and former cadets recounted their experiences of being assaulted and how they were disbelieved.

the safe and efficient cleanup of sites that are contaminated with legacy nuclear material is critically important to the communities that surround them.

precisely zero reports of issues of cohesion, discipline, morale, and all sorts of things in the Army as a result of open transgender service.

All airmen are to be treated with dignity and respect.

you stated that, in order to permit accession by transgender applicants under the Carter policy, you 'would have to make a special category that says you can have these disqualifying factors [of anxiety or depression], only if you're…

the effect of weapons of mass destruction in the hands of transregional terrorist organizations could be catastrophic.

we cannot report that a problem [related to unit cohesion, morale, or discipline] emanated from a transgender service member.

I think we have to do it over time. Because there is no safety net for them.

We need to address the challenges faced by our service members and their families.

another request for information submitted to DOD by Senator Gillibrand.

do you have a prosecutor trained in special victim capabilities assigned to each case as either the primary counsel or the assistant counsel?

What specifically are each of your services doing to end retaliation against sexual-assault survivors who report those crimes?

It's a tough question.

Do you think this is going to impact transgender servicemembers?

I remain concerned about the pace of accessing and signing women into all military occupations and units that were previously denied to them.