Tag: Jack Reed

"Despite the claims that OCO is a slush fund, the entirety of the OCO budget goes towards real defense requirements," saidÂ Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (left). Sen. Jack Reed D-R.I. (right), wants to removeÂ remove $38 billion from the OCO.Â (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Senate kills Dem plan to cap defense spending

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 8:19 pm

Marine Corps Sgt. Danielle V. Beck fires an M41A4 Saber missile launcher during a live-fire exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015.Â (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders)

National Security

Senate set to rumble on defense ‘slush fund’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 4:01 am

USMC Gen. Dunford selected as next Chairman of Joint Chiefs

National Security

USMC Gen. Dunford selected as next Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Tara Copp · May 5, 2015 1:40 am

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks during a news conference on unemployment insurance on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

A Reed cakewalk in Rhode Island

Brian Hughes · November 5, 2014 1:22 am

Rhode Island GOP to file complaint over Democratic campaign ad: Here’s why

Beltway Confidential

Rhode Island GOP to file complaint over Democratic campaign ad: Here’s why

Becket Adams · September 30, 2014 3:33 pm

Sailors work at sunset on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 in the Persian Gulf. Aircrafts aboard the George H.W. Bush are flying missions over Iraq after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes against Islamic militants and food drops for Iraqis trapped by the fighters. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

State Dept.: US ‘fully supports’ Iraq president

Philip Elliott · August 11, 2014 2:21 am

Luis Mendez, 23, left, and Maurice Mike, 23, wait in line at a job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in Miami, on Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, FIle)

Senate strikes deal on unemployment insurance extension

Sean Lengell · March 13, 2014 4:00 am

Senate Democrats block Rand Paul’s resolution condemning the IRS

Red Alert Politics

Senate Democrats block Rand Paul’s resolution condemning the IRS

Laura Byrne · May 15, 2013 10:20 pm

Sen. Rand Paul condemns IRS in new resolution

Red Alert Politics

Sen. Rand Paul condemns IRS in new resolution

Kelsey Osterman · May 14, 2013 8:04 pm