Ash Carter: “A political transition in Syria is essential to ultimately resolving the civil war there.”

"Up-or-out" isn't broken--in fact, it's an essential and highly successful system--but it's also not perfect.

China has and shares important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it.

Chairman McCain, I appreciate your comments to our Service Chiefs about the damage the CR can do to our institution.

The United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.