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On Wednesday, members from the House and the Senate struck an agreement on a bill that proposes a major hike in defense spending and a raft of Pentagon reforms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Foreign Policy

Here’s a look at what did (and didn’t) make it into the $700 billion defense policy bill

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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., right, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, walk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Foreign Policy

House, Senate lawmakers urge delay of defense bill over FDA concerns

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The National Defense Authorization Act negotiated by the two armed services committees includes $634.2 billion in base spending priorities versus $603 billion requested by President Trump this spring. It also sets aside $65.7 billion for overseas military operations. (U.S. Navy photo)
National Security

House and Senate reach deal on budget cap-busting $700 billion defense bill

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FDA chief Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday that he is seeking an alternative to proposed language in the National Defense Authorization Act. The alternative seeks to head off an agency brawl over the authority for approving new drugs used by service members. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Healthcare

FDA and Pentagon in turf war over product approvals

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SpaceX has been greasing the wheels of Congress to eliminate its competitors for years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Opinion

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is at war with the free market

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Any congressional deal is likely to hinge, like the last budget compromise, on Democrats' demand that increases in the cap for defense must be matched with increases for non-defense spending.
Foreign Policy

‘All bets off’ for House and Senate defense spending hikes

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The Heritage Foundation building, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Andrew Harnik)
Foreign Policy

Heritage calls for wider Pentagon authority to close unneeded bases

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent a letter to the House and Senate armed services committees that Pentagon staff are calling the
National Security

Jim Mattis says Senate bill hamstrings US cyber action

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President Donald Trump speaking at the Heritage Foundation's annual President's Club meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Foreign Policy

Trump touts ‘historic’ hike in military spending while budget still mired in uncertainty

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Both the $696 billion House and $700 billion Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act contain more troops, ships, and aircraft than President Trump's $639 billion request from this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Security

House votes to start negotiations on 2018 defense policy bill

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