World Feb 26 Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Dec 11 WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Feb 14 NATO chief hails record defense spending while warning that Trump’s remarks undermine security NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels. By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Dec 14 The House passes the biggest pay raise for troops in decades, despite conservatives’ objections to cultural issues The Senate had already overwhelmingly passed the bill on Wednesday, so now it goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Dec 13 Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2 percent pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades The bill will not include GOP-led efforts blocking the Pentagon's abortion travel policy and restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender service members and dependents. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Jul 10 War in Ukraine, defense spending, potential memberships on the agenda at NATO summit By Associated Press The focus will be what to do about Ukraine's future membership of NATO, and the security guarantees the country might need to ensure that Russia doesn’t invade again after the war is over. Continue reading
Mar 13 UK Prime Minister Sunak pledges boost to defense spending in response to Russia and China By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China. Continue reading
Dec 23 House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Pentagon calls Zelenskyy’s leadership ‘key aspect’ to Ukraine defense By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press Congressional leaders unveiled a government-wide $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes a nearly 10 percent boost in defense spending. Continue reading
Dec 17 Why Japan is boosting its arms budget and ‘counterstrike capability’ By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia. Continue reading