U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared before a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee as President Obama weighs next steps in dealing with the Iraq crisis. Photo: AP WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is signaling that it wants a new government in Iraq without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, convinced the Shiite leader is unable to reconcile with the nation’s Sunni minority and stabilize a volatile political landscape. The U.S. administration is indicating it wants Iraq’s political parties to form a new government without Mr. Maliki as he tries to assemble a ruling coalition following elections this past April, U.S. officials say. Such a new government, U.S., officials say, would include the country’s Sunni and Kurdish communities and could help to stem Sunni support for the al Qaeda offshoot, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, that […]