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Republican hawks denounce defense budget caps from debt ceiling deal

Republicans are condemning President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2025 defense spending request for failing to keep pace with inflation, but it’s unclear whether there’s appetite...

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Congress poised to back multiyear weapons purchases, LaPlante says

WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer said he expects Congress to approve new authorities and spending to expand U.S. weapons production in a...

US-China report recommends backchannel diplomacy with Chinese military

Correction: A previous version of this article misrepresented background information on the report. The report was commissioned by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review...

Republicans push back on Okinawa F-15 withdrawal

WASHINGTON — Four key Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning the Air Force’s decision to replace two permanent F-15C Eagle fighter squadrons in Okinawa...

Pelosi vows more Ukraine aid amid brewing congressional fight

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday vowed that Congress would include more assistance for Ukraine as part of the annual government...

Lawmakers seek emergency powers for Pentagon’s Ukraine war contracting

WASHINGTON ― Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would grant the Pentagon wartime procurement powers, allowing it to buy high-priority munitions using multi-year contracts...

US Transportation Command at odds with bill for new sealift ships

WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Transportation Command would prefer to continue recapitalizing the nation’s sealift fleet with used vessels rather than design and...

Democrats jump into Saudi arms fight after Biden détente ends

WASHINGTON – Any senator can force a floor vote to block a U.S. foreign military sale. But when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., did just...

Biden security plan calls for diverse military, more nuclear spending

The White House released its long-awaited National Security Strategy on Wednesday, outlining plans for strengthening alliances worldwide while maintaining a strong American military “by...

Senators confident defense budget work will finish this year

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he is confident that lawmakers will be able to finish work on the annual defense...

US Army juggles effects of Ukraine, recruiting and inflation on budget

WASHINGTON — When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the United States quickly undertook a massive effort to supply Kyiv with weapons and ammunition.Now, nearly...

Key senator announces hold on Saudi arms sales after oil cuts

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced on Monday that he will block arms sales to Saudi Arabia following OPEC’s...

Senate passage of defense bill pushed back until November

The annual defense authorization bill will be on the Senate floor next week, but only for some procedural moves to set up a full...

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