Politics Nov 14 House approves $700 billion defense bill The funding boost pays for more troops, jet fighters, ships and other weapons needed to halt an erosion of the military’s combat readiness, according to the bill’s backers.
Politics Oct 31 Modernizing America’s nuclear arsenal would cost $1.2 trillion, CBO says The costs will accumulate over the next 30 years as existing weapons now considered outdated are replaced, according to the budget office, which projected the expenses will crowd out conventional weapons programs unless the Pentagon's budget is increased substantially.
Nation Oct 30 WATCH: Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority The secretary of state and secretary of defense will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 5 p.m. EST Monday. Watch live here.
Politics Oct 26 Senators diverge on Niger ambush after classified briefing Republican and Democratic senators emerged from a classified briefing about the deadly ambush in the African nation of Niger with different opinions about whether the attack that killed four U.S. soldiers could have been averted.
Politics Oct 11 Democrats who opposed Iran nuke deal urge Trump to keep pact Several congressional Democrats who split with President Barack Obama to oppose the nuclear agreement with Iran are now urging President Donald Trump to uphold the international accord.
Politics Oct 09 What escalating tensions between Trump and Sen. Corker mean for the GOP President Donald Trump and a prominent Republican senator who fears the country could be edging toward "chaos" engaged in a vitriolic back-and-forth bashing on social media Sunday, a remarkable airing of their party's profound rifts.
Politics Sep 26 Republican Sen. Corker says he won’t seek re-election Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee and a political force on financial issues, announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election. File photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. WASHINGTON…
Politics Sep 18 Senate passes bill to pump $700 billion into military WASHINGTON — The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping policy bill that would pump $700 billion into the military, putting the U.S. armed forces on track for a budget greater than at any time during the decade-plus wars in Iraq…
Politics Sep 15 Transgender troops can re-enlist in military for now, Pentagon says New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates how broadly to enforce a ban on their service ordered…
Nation Sep 13 Senate rejects bipartisan push for new U.S. war authorization Voting to rescind existing war authorities without a replacement risks leaving U.S. troops and commanders without the necessary legal authority they need to carry out military operations. Opponents said they worried Congress would not approve a new law in the…