Tag: Defense Spending

Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle huddled with White House officials Wednesday, but failed to reach a spending agreement.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

No spending deal after GOP, Dems meet with White House officials Wednesday

Al Weaver · January 3, 2018 10:39 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the fiscal 2018 government funding bill should add extra money for military spending, which he said has been "stretched thin" under federally mandated spending reductions, beyond any cuts suffered by domestic budgets. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell sets up clash with Democrats on military spending

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2018 6:44 pm

The White House has drawn a series of red lines around the reorganization of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs, demanding that such legislation contain funding for a Southwest border wall, among other things. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Immigration complicates Trump’s spending negotiations with Congress

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · January 3, 2018 5:01 am

A crowd chants during a rally in opposition to U.S. missile strikes in Syria on April 7 in Allentown, Pa. Allentown has one of the nation's largest Syrian populations. They are mostly Christian and support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In 2018, Trump faces off against North Korea, and his own promises to rebuild the military

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 23, 2017 5:01 am

Republican leaders in the House and Senate have needed Democratic support for spending bills in the past. Not this year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP gains leverage over Democrats in January spending battle

Susan Ferrechio · December 22, 2017 12:00 pm

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, has pressed lawmakers to fund a $700 billion defense authorization bill already signed by President Trump and criticized the continuing resolutions for holding down the Pentagon budget and dangerously eroding military readiness. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mac Thornberry votes for stopgap budget hoping for better defense deal in January

Travis J. Tritten · December 21, 2017 11:08 pm

Conflict between what can pass the House and what can pass the Senate is leaving Republicans in a bind. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans scramble for spending deal by Friday

Susan Ferrechio · December 20, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump's nominee to lead the military healthcare system, Dean Winslow, has a history of being outspoken and taking political risks. (David B. Gleason / Wikimedia Commons)

Pentagon spent millions of dollars investigating UFOs: Report

Eddie Scarry · December 16, 2017 6:01 pm

The Air Force's A-10 close-air support aircraft has been used to attack Islamic State fighters, but about one-third of the aging 1970s-era aircraft, also known as Warthogs, are in need of wing replacements. (U.S. Air Force photo)

National Security

Lawmakers press for A-10 aircraft funding in any budget agreement

Travis J. Tritten · December 15, 2017 5:39 pm

In terms of America's core national security interests and strategic priorities, the NDAA Trump signed in many ways contradicts his foreign policy promises during the campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

The NDAA, the sequester, and a missed opportunity on defense spending

Daniel DePetris · December 15, 2017 5:02 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has promised to block a House proposal to fund the government through Jan. 19, because it prioritizes defense over domestic spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defense, health spending battle sparks new government shutdown threat

Susan Ferrechio · December 15, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump adjusts his jacket after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs $700B defense policy bill into law, says military has ‘gotta be perfecto’

Gabby Morrongiello · December 12, 2017 5:36 pm