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Senate poised to pass budget deal with $1.4T for Pentagon; fight shifts to House
The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a bipartisan two-year spending legislation that hands a massive boost to the Pentagon, but its path through the House was cloudy Thursday.
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Senate reaches budget deal with huge defense boost
Senate lawmakers have reached a two-year deal that would set defense spending at $700 billion for 2018 and $716 billion for 2019.
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Math doesn’t add up for budget to support Trump military buildup
President Trump’s military buildup goals would face hash headwinds from a ballooning deficit and debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Democratic lawmakers: Trump lacks legal authority for North Korea ‘bloody nose’ strike
Eighteen Senate Democrats are warning President Donald Trump he lacks the legal authority to preemptively strike North Korea.
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Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?
President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.
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Congressional hawks want straight talk on military readiness problems
In the wake of press reports about ground units that could not deploy, aircraft that could not fly and ships that were wearing out, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cautioned military leaders about publicly telegraphing readiness shortfalls.
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Inhofe: McCain ‘calling the shots’ away from Washington
Sen. Jim Inhofe may be the one running the Senate Armed Services Committee’s hearings and answering reporters’ questions. But he insists Chairman John McCain is still in charge.
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Trump’s nuke strategy will fuel an arms race, say House Democrats
Two key House Armed Services Committee Democrats are saying President Donald Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy will increase the risk of a catastrophic nuclear war.
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Pentagon gives senators peek at Trump’s nuclear strategy in classified brief
The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy to Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Shutdown over: Congress reaches deal to restart government operations
The new deal keeps the government funded through Feb. 8, and ends the federal shutdown after three contentious days.
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Senate poised to pass budget deal with $1.4T for Pentagon; fight shifts to House
The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a bipartisan two-year spending legislation that hands a massive boost to the Pentagon, but its path through the House was cloudy Thursday.
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Senate reaches budget deal with huge defense boost
Senate lawmakers have reached a two-year deal that would set defense spending at $700 billion for 2018 and $716 billion for 2019.
-
Math doesn’t add up for budget to support Trump military buildup
President Trump’s military buildup goals would face hash headwinds from a ballooning deficit and debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Democratic lawmakers: Trump lacks legal authority for North Korea ‘bloody nose’ strike
Eighteen Senate Democrats are warning President Donald Trump he lacks the legal authority to preemptively strike North Korea.
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Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?
President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.
-
Congressional hawks want straight talk on military readiness problems
In the wake of press reports about ground units that could not deploy, aircraft that could not fly and ships that were wearing out, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cautioned military leaders about publicly telegraphing readiness shortfalls.
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Inhofe: McCain ‘calling the shots’ away from Washington
Sen. Jim Inhofe may be the one running the Senate Armed Services Committee’s hearings and answering reporters’ questions. But he insists Chairman John McCain is still in charge.
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Trump’s nuke strategy will fuel an arms race, say House Democrats
Two key House Armed Services Committee Democrats are saying President Donald Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy will increase the risk of a catastrophic nuclear war.
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Pentagon gives senators peek at Trump’s nuclear strategy in classified brief
The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy to Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Shutdown over: Congress reaches deal to restart government operations
The new deal keeps the government funded through Feb. 8, and ends the federal shutdown after three contentious days.
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Senate poised to pass budget deal with $1.4T for Pentagon; fight shifts to House
The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a bipartisan two-year spending legislation that hands a massive boost to the Pentagon, but its path through the House was cloudy Thursday.
-
Senate reaches budget deal with huge defense boost
Senate lawmakers have reached a two-year deal that would set defense spending at $700 billion for 2018 and $716 billion for 2019.
-
Math doesn’t add up for budget to support Trump military buildup
President Trump’s military buildup goals would face hash headwinds from a ballooning deficit and debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
-
Democratic lawmakers: Trump lacks legal authority for North Korea ‘bloody nose’ strike
Eighteen Senate Democrats are warning President Donald Trump he lacks the legal authority to preemptively strike North Korea.
-
Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?
President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.
-
Congressional hawks want straight talk on military readiness problems
In the wake of press reports about ground units that could not deploy, aircraft that could not fly and ships that were wearing out, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cautioned military leaders about publicly telegraphing readiness shortfalls.
-
Inhofe: McCain ‘calling the shots’ away from Washington
Sen. Jim Inhofe may be the one running the Senate Armed Services Committee’s hearings and answering reporters’ questions. But he insists Chairman John McCain is still in charge.
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Trump’s nuke strategy will fuel an arms race, say House Democrats
Two key House Armed Services Committee Democrats are saying President Donald Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy will increase the risk of a catastrophic nuclear war.
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Pentagon gives senators peek at Trump’s nuclear strategy in classified brief
The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy to Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Shutdown over: Congress reaches deal to restart government operations
The new deal keeps the government funded through Feb. 8, and ends the federal shutdown after three contentious days.
