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Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual spring dinner in Washington, April 2, 2019. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Trump to Biden: "You having fun, Joe?"

Former Vice President Joe Biden; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Getty/Saul Loeb/AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi: Biden claims not "disqualifying"

Former vice president Joe Biden (Getty/Scott Olson)

Biden reeling from #MeToo accusation

FILE - In this Friday Dec. 5, 2014 file photo, Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Defense Department, listens as the president announces Carter as his nominee for defense secretary Friday, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Carter says he would consider changing the current plans for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year if security conditions worsen. Carter also says he is aware of reports that Islamic State militants may try to expand into Afghanistan, and says he will work with coalition partners to ensure that doesn't happen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (AP)

What is Ashton Carter doing?

Patrick L. Smith

U.S. militarism escalates

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Military's trans revolution

Ashton Carter (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Carter confirmed

Ashton Carter (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

"Don't ask, don't tell": A lie

Ashton Carter (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

"A fan of blowing things up"

Ashton Carter (Harvard University)

Ashton Carter: hawk

Ashton Carter (Harvard University)

Carter to pentagon

Chuck Hagel (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Hagel out at Pentagon

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