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Oklahoma voters have approved a measure to allow certain government officeholders to hold certain military positions simultaneously.

Veteran Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas lost his seat Tuesday to a freshman House Republican, putting the GOP a step closer to its goal of controlling the Senate for the first time in eight years.

Retired Marine Maj. ‘Fox’ Sinke says he has received threatening phone calls from Arabic speakers since he stood guard at Canada’s National War Memorial last week.

Retired Marine Maj. ‘Fox’ Sinke says he has received threatening phone calls from Arabic speakers since he stood guard at Canada’s National War Memorial last week.

The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee on active-duty is retiring from the Army.

The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee on active-duty is retiring from the Army.

The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee on active-duty is retiring from the Army.

Sen. Mitch McConnell was declared the winner in his re-election bid early Tuesday evening in the marquee Kentucky battle against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, bringing his party one step closer to a Senate takeover in the midterm elections.

New Zealand said Wednesday it won’t send combat troops to Iraq to directly fight the Islamic State group but it could send military personnel to help train Iraqi forces behind the front lines.

The Pentagon has no plans to scale back its response to the Ebola outbreak, Defense Department spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday.