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Veterans are running for Congress — who to watch on election night
Eighteen races on the ballot this month will feature two veterans vying against each other for a seat in Congress.
Defense spending increase, Afghanistan withdrawal dominate debate over defense policy measure
House Armed Services Committee advances 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
House panel approves $24 billion defense boost
The House Armed Services Committee has endorsed a Republican plan to add nearly $25 billion more than President Joe Biden requested for defense.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers to debate defense hike, Afghanistan at NDAA markup
Sparring over the size of the defense budget and partisan recriminations over the U.S. exit from Afghanistan are expected to dominate the House Armed Services Committee’s marathon markup of its annual policy bill on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon chiefs insist flat defense budget is enough
Top defense officials have completed multiple trips to Capitol Hill to defend President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request, and now the task of tailoring that request falls to Congress.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version
Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.
By Joe Gould
Skepticism surrounds VA promise to draw down backlog of compensation and pension exams
Department officials have nearly 360,000 unfinished medical exams right now, about three times the pre-pandemic total.
Virginia lawmakers prepare to battle the Pentagon over a potential cut to the carrier fleet
Key lawmakers from naval hub Virginia are warning it's a blind alley, strategically and politically.
Familiar faces take gavels of defense panels
This week saw a wave of organizational moves in both chambers, with familiar faces in new roles and some new lawmakers added to the Armed Services committees.
By Joe Gould