defense budget

FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.

WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gives a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2022. Photo by Leah Millis/REUTERS

Defense Secretary Austin says U.S. faces pivotal years in countering China’s rise

The U.S. is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that American values, not Beijing's, set global norms in the 21st century, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday.

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Army General Mark Milley attend a hearing on the Pentagon’s budget request to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 10, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

WATCH: Austin says Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 years

An extremist group like al-Qaida may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military's withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon's top leaders said Thursday.

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

Trump rejected the defense bill last week, saying it failed to limit social media companies he claims were biased against him during his failed reelection campaign.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks about immigration reform during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS195CW

House Republicans seek cuts to foreign aid, support for U.S.-Mexico wall

In a flurry of summertime activity, congressional panels in the House and Senate released various spending bills to fund government agencies and departments in 2018.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Armed Services panel chairman seeks $696 billion DOD budget

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

An influential House committee chairman pressed his case Monday for $696 billion defense budget in 2018 — more military spending than at any point during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Here is Congress’ to-do list for when they return from August break

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The House has left town for its August recess and the Senate is departing, which leaves a hefty list of unfinished business. Lawmakers have just 10 legislative days in September to ensure that the government stays open.

Host of challenges ahead for new defense secretary

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

As defense secretary, Ashton Carter would face a daunting pile of problems at home and abroad. And then there are the unforeseen crises, the ones that explode onto a Pentagon chief's agenda without warning.

Obama to request hefty budget boost for the Pentagon

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for a hefty, almost 8 percent boost for the Pentagon, including $5.3 billion to equip and train Iraqi soldiers and moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle East.

Critics accuse Air Force of manipulating data to support A-10 retirement

By Dan Sagalyn

A number of observers challenge the Air Force’s claim that 80 percent of close air support missions are really conducted by non-A-10 planes. These observers assert that the service has deliberately manipulated the data to support its case.