Defense Spending

$38 billion in a war-funding account not subject to spending caps could lead to another government shutdown. (Pentagon)

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Lawmakers brace for fight over Pentagon funding

July 13, 2015 4:01 am

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during a troop event on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio)

National Security

Does cutting 40,000 soldiers put the U.S. at risk?

Tara Copp -

July 11, 2015 4:01 am

Negotiations between Sen. John McCain, left, Rep. Mac Thornberry should be

National Security

Who knew acquisition reform had such personality?

Tara Copp -

July 9, 2015 4:45 pm

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stand to attention while being introduced during a homecoming ceremony in the Natcher Physical Fitness Center on Fort Knox in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Fort Knox, Ky. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty images)

National Security

McCain, Thornberry slam plan to cut 40,000 troops

Tara Copp -

July 8, 2015 8:59 pm

Politics

Obama hints he will veto defense bill

Tara Copp -

July 6, 2015 10:01 pm

National Security

Obama: ‘We have to pick up our game’ against ISIS

Tara Copp, David Brown -

July 6, 2015 9:49 pm

Boozman has done little to prepare for 2016, despite facing a challenge from Democrat Connor Eldridge. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Politics

GOP senator slams Democrats for holding up defense spending

Charles Hoskinson -

June 27, 2015 3:39 pm

U.S. Airforce ground maintainence crewmen check over the engines of an A10 Thunderbolt 'Warthog' after it had returned from a mission April 2, 2003, at an air base near the Iraqi border. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

National Security

GAO: Air Force fell short on A-10 savings estimates

David Brown -

June 26, 2015 2:31 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told reporters on Tuesday he is not holding up the confirmation ofÂ Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, who has been nominated to be the next Marine Corps commandant. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

McCain holds up defense confirmations over veto threat

Charles Hoskinson -

June 23, 2015 7:16 pm

It's that close supervision, he said, that led to most air sorties coming back without dropping any bombs.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Politics

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

Charles Hoskinson -

June 23, 2015 3:32 pm

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Tag: Defense Spending

Lawmakers brace for fight over Pentagon funding

Does cutting 40,000 soldiers put the U.S. at risk?

Who knew acquisition reform had such personality?

McCain, Thornberry slam plan to cut 40,000 troops

Obama hints he will veto defense bill

Obama: ‘We have to pick up our game’ against ISIS

GOP senator slams Democrats for holding up defense spending

GAO: Air Force fell short on A-10 savings estimates

McCain holds up defense confirmations over veto threat

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

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