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US lawmakers weigh aviation fuel cost increase from Iran war in fiscal 2027 defense hearing
Ahead of drafting fiscal year 2027’s NDAA, U.S. lawmakers are grappling with the rise in fuel prices and what it means for the military's aviation costs.
To develop hypersonic missile launcher, Pentagon seeks funding transfer
To get a mobile launcher for its hypersonic weapon under development, the Defense Department needs more funding.
By Jen Judson
What it will take for the NDAA to pass along bipartisan lines
This debate comes at a time of rising global tensions. There is no worse time to introduce uncertainty under the guise of scoring political points than now.
By Rep. Rob Wittman
This week in Congress: The next Joint Chiefs chairman
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 8, 2019.
Senate shoots down attempt to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
The Senate’s Republican majority defeated a war authorization measure Friday meant to bar President Donald Trump from launching a military strike against Iran without Congress’s permission.
By Joe Gould
Amid budget talks, remember that America’s defense-industrial base is indispensable
As Congress takes up the annual defense budget, it is worth acknowledging the comfort and quality of life to which we are accustomed owes its legacy in no small part to the collaborative force of the greatest public-private partnership in American history.
By Christian Zur
Senate advances bill to push back on Trump’s Saudi arms sales
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has advanced new restrictions on the president’s ability to use emergency authorities to sell arms without congressional approval.
By Joe Gould
Senate set to sidestep Iran fight as defense bill advances
The Senate looks ready to shut down debate over President Donald Trump’s war authorization as tension escalates between the U.S. and Iran.
By Joe Gould
This week in Congress: Defense fights before the fireworks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 24, 2019.
US Senate votes to kill Saudi arms sales, defying Trump veto threat
The Senate passed 22 measures aimed at blocking White House plans for $8.1 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould
House passes $983 billion spending package 226-203, bucking White House
The Democratic-controlled House passed a $983 billion appropriations package that aims to fund national security at $17 billion below the White House request.
By Joe Gould