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President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires the government to ensure that national security contractors are not dependent on adversaries such as China or using unreliable sources for critical materials in the U.S. supply chain.

Rep. Josh Brecheen, a staunch conservative, is not on board with the party-line spending bill for the Iran war unless the Senate guarantees it will include the SAVE America Act.

Lockheed Martin is developing low-cost Patriot missile interceptors to defend against cruise and ballistic missiles and cheap drones that have caused havoc on battlefields in Europe and the Middle East.

Andy Burnham took office Monday as Britain's new prime minister, promising a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy while acknowledging that six other U.K. leaders have tried and failed to do so in the past decade.

China's all-powerful civilian and military leader, Xi Jinping, has purged more than 100 senior military leaders in the past four years -- far more than the People's Liberation Army officially acknowledged, according to an Air Force think tank report.

President Trump will travel to Delaware on Tuesday to observe the return of the remains of three U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East conflict with Iran, the White House said Monday.

The Trump administration has selected the Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build next-generation Missile Range Instrument Vessels that will track flight and telemetry data as part of the Golden Dome missile defense initiative.

Iran's head negotiator in peace talks with the U.S. harshly criticized Washington on Monday for continuing to move military assets to the Middle East despite voicing a desire to end the war.

Andy Burnham is officially Britain's new prime minister.

The Pentagon on Monday identified the two U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian attack last week on a base in Jordan.