War powers resolution fails in Senate
Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela.
Congress
Senate advances resolution to limit Trump’s war powers after Venezuela
The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.
Republicans pick defense hawk to usher spending bills
Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman.
Israel F-15 sale in jeopardy as congressional support wanes
A key lawmaker said he has not greenlit an F-15 sale for Israel as its operations in Gaza alienate previously supportive Democrats.
Opinion
Three surprises in the US military’s wish lists
Unfunded priorities lists are important tools in determining where to apply missing resources, but they also signal consequences to budget uncertainty.
Pacific problems: Why the US disagrees on the cost of deterring China
How much money will it take to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, and who gets to decide?
House panel questions Pentagon on Chinese biotech firms
The House's China panel is pushing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to add several biotech firms to the Pentagon list of Chinese military companies.
Congress funds Taiwan military support as foreign aid bill stalls
The $300 million in Taiwan military financing falls far short of the $3.9 billion in security assistance for Taipei tied up with Ukraine, Israel aid.
US Air Force wish list asks for spare parts, but no more fighters
The service's budget request for FY25 trimmed a dozen fighter jets from its original plan, and the unfunded priorities list does not aim to change that.
Navy wish list seeks Red Sea missiles, backs submarine-industrial base
The Navy's wish list seeks to accelerate future capability development and fill in gaps that have arisen since the service drafted its FY25 budget plans.
House speaker picks China panel leader to replace Gallagher
Rep. John Moolenaar will replace the outgoing Rep. Mike Gallagher as head of the House China panel, a bipartisan committee in a fractious Congress.
