Tim Mak

Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, is challenging Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., for his Senate seat. (AP File)

Senate candidate Liz Cheney hits Mike Enzi on negotiations with Democrats

Tim Mak · November 17, 2013 5:00 am

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - JUNE 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) A watch tower is seen in the currently closed Camp X-Ray which was the first detention facility to hold 'enemy combatants' at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, houses the American detention center for 'enemy combatants'. President Barack Obama has recently spoken again about closing the prison which has been used to hold prisoners from the invasion of Afghanistan and the war on terror since early 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Senate set to open debate on defense authorization bill

Tim Mak · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

Les Rose, left, and Jay Via, who served in Afghanistan at different times, decided to run more than 13 miles with an American flag Monday in Troy, Ohio. (AP/Anthony Weber)

National Security

Veterans face growing apathy at home after 12 years of war

Tim Mak · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

The trusty tank comes under fire: Critics doubt its worth in asymmetrical conflicts

Tim Mak · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., speaks with Washington Examiner at his office on Capitol Hill on Nov. 5. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

‘Bad cop’ Congress weighs tougher sanctions on Iran

Tim Mak · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

The White House framed its desire to close the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay in terms of taxpayer cost in an age of Pentagon budget austerity. (AP File)

Obama meets with Guantanamo closure envoys

Tim Mak · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

For hearings,ÃÂ Khalid Sheikh MohammedÃÂ is brought to Camp Justice, a specially named corner of the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. (Examiner/Tim Mak)

US spends $450 million annually on Gitmo facility where 9/11 trials are under way

Tim Mak · November 1, 2013 4:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has written a $4,600 check to the U.S. Treasury to show solidarity with furloughed Pentagon employees. (AP Photo)

Chuck Hagel cut his own pay by $4,600 to show solidarity with furloughed workers

Tim Mak · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

In this Sept. 18 file photo, employees of the Washington Navy Yard line up to enter through a gate two days after a gunman killed twelve people and was killed himself inside.ÃÂ Senators expressed frustration Thursday with the process used to grant security clearances to federal workers following the Edward Snowden leaks and Aaron Alexis' killing rampage at the Navy Yard.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

National Security

Senate panel cites problems with security clearance process

Tim Mak · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: A tour of Gitmo’s notorious ‘Camp X-Ray’

National Security

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: A tour of Gitmo’s notorious ‘Camp X-Ray’

Tim Mak · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

A designer from small-town Minnesota is suing the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security for objecting to his satirical renderings of their logos.ÃÂ

National Security

No Satire Allowed: Minnesota man sues NSA in logo spat

Tim Mak · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

Footprints of a banana rat, with a lighter as a reference point. (Tim Mak/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Sept. 11 survivors plead for more coverage as case drags on

Tim Mak · October 25, 2013 4:00 am