GOP senator to object to defense bill
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) says he plans to object to a $585 billion defense policy bill when it reaches the Senate floor.“Yeah, it’s not going through on” unanimous consent, he told reporters.Coburn, a...
View ArticleISIS killing takes spotlight at Pentagon chief's confirmation hearing
The brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot allegedly burned alive by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is expected to be the focus on Wednesday's confirmation hearing for Ashton Carter, President...
View ArticleErnst salutes military at CPAC
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) saluted America’s armed forces during her Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) debut. The freshman senator began by recounting her own service in the Iowa National...
View ArticleMcCain vows 'one hell of a fight' on sequestration
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, declared war on sequestration earlier this week. "Next week, [Defense Secretary] Ash Carter is going to come over with a budget and...
View ArticleCommittee chairmen urge Republicans to reverse defense cuts
Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and Rep. Mac Thornberry (Texas), the respective chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services committees, urged fellow Republicans to undo cuts to the defense budget in an...
View ArticleGOP seeks $90 billion for war fund
House Republicans unveiled a budget proposal Tuesday that would provide $613 billion in total defense spending in 2016.The budget resolution would provide about $90 billion for the Pentagon's war fund...
View ArticleDefense Department officials take exception to House budget
The House Budget Committee passed a fiscal 2016 proposal Thursday that would boost defense spending by adding money to a wartime funding account, to make up for caps on the Pentagon's base budget, but...
View ArticleSenate panel approves GOP budget
The Senate Budget Committee advanced the GOP’s blueprint Thursday evening in a 12-10 party-line vote.Before final approval, the panel accepted an amendment from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly...
View ArticleWinners, losers in $612B defense bill
The $612 billion defense bill approved by the House Armed Services Committee this week is a major victory for proponents of two jet programs and lawmakers arguing the military must reform its policies...
View ArticleHouse Dems to oppose Defense bill
House Republicans and Democrats are headed for a showdown this week over the $612 defense authorization bill.Democratic leadership is lining up against a bill that has been historically passed with...
View ArticleSenate could take up $612 billion defense policy bill in June
The Senate could take up its version of the fiscal defense policy bill as soon as next month.“Schedule permitting, the committee is ready to go to the floor in June,” a Senate Armed Services Committee...
View ArticleArmed Services chief to Obama: Don't 'play politics' on defense
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) urged President Obama on Saturday to drop his veto threat against a defense spending bill.Thornberry argued that Obama should reconsider using executive power on the $612...
View ArticleDem senator backs fencing off $38B in war funds
A senior Senate Democrat said he will support an amendment to the 2016 defense policy bill that would fence off $38 billion in extra war funding until a deal is reached to lift the budget caps under...
View ArticleHas the government lost sight over direction of conduct for military operations?
Following the inheritance of what devolved into two unpopular wars, President Obama sought to employ a "light footprint" when it came to using U.S. military power and counterterrorism methods abroad....
View ArticleUS Marine pilot dies as F-18 crashes in UK
A U.S. Marine pilot died and his F-18 crashed Wednesday near a United Kingdom air force base, according to U.S. and British authorities. The combat jet crashed around 5:30 a.m. local time near Royal...
View ArticleMemo to our next president
Dear Mr./Madam President:It is January 2017: You have before you a critical opportunity — and an imperative — to renew America's leadership role in world affairs. History has shown that when the...
View ArticleWhat Sanders should say about national security
Heading into Super Tuesday — virtually tied in pledged delegates, but without a clear path to victory — Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) must confront the image that Hillary Clinton, his rival for the...
View ArticleHouse Armed Services subpanel to propose $20.6B for shipbuilding
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee would rebuff a slew of administration proposals, including plans to retire and cut funding for ships, according to a draft portion...
View ArticlePentagon chief opposes GOP war fund maneuvers
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday said he opposed a plan by House Republicans to move $18 billion from a war fund into the Pentagon's base budget for 2017. "I have serious concerns with a...
View ArticleOn defense, Canada is an ally worth engaging
First, President Obama said it, in an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg published in The Atlantic. Then, Republican front-runner Donald Trump said it in his foreign policy speech in Washington last week....
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