Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is upset at Senate Armed Services ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz.) after a provision preventing military detention of U.S. citizens was stripped from the final version of the defense authorization bill.

Paul issued a statement Wednesday saying that the defense bill is now “unconstitutional,” singling out McCain as the GOP Senate conference committee leader.

The Senate passed an amendment from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that prevented the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens, which was supported by libertarian-leaning senators like Paul and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) on Thursday said anyone in the CIA or Pentagon who pressured operatives to talk to Hollywood filmmakers for the new film "Zero Dark Thirty" — about the mission to capture Osama bin Laden — should lose their jobs. 

House Republicans decided late Wednesday that the House will not vote on a Democratic tax plan on Thursday, and instead will only vote on the House GOP backup tax plan known as "Plan B."

The GOP has also decided to hold a vote on a bill that would replace the pending $109 billion sequester. Details about this new bill were unknown as of late Wednesday, but adding a sequester-replacement bill to the GOP leadership's plan appears to be an effort to ensure enough Republicans can vote for the package.

The Topline: The line between Hollywood and Washington can become blurry from time to time. Usually when that line blurs, it's to the amusement of those on both sides. But at other times, the differences between reality and a filmmaker's version thereof can become more serious. 

Recent claims of potential illegal disclosures of classified information by top Pentagon officials on the Osama Bin Laden raid last March are "off-base and irresponsible," particularly while DOD officials are still looking into the incident, according to a top House defense lawmaker. 

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“I thought it was terrible," said Feinstein, one of a handful of lawmakers to see the film.

The Army will seek the death penalty against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales for the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians in March, the Associated Press is reporting.

Military officials announced their decision Wednesday in the case against Bales, who is awaiting a court martial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in near Seattle.

Bales is accused of murdering 16 civilians in two villages in March, including nine children.

The Pentagon is defending a senior official accused of disclosing the name of a special operations officer to Hollywood producers.

Jewish Democrats are split on whether the former senator’s views on Israel might prevent them from supporting his nomination.