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GOP, Dems clash on multiyear munitions buys as shutdown looms

A niche appropriations debate on multiyear munitions buys has ballooned into one of the numerous partisan standoffs over the defense spending bill.

By Bryant Harris

33 hours ago

GOP defense bill bars Pentagon from enacting Biden’s climate orders

The House NDAA bars the Defense Department from implementing Biden's climate orders, but many of its activities that reduce emissions may continue anyway.

By Bryant Harris

4 weeks ago

Capitol Hill commission urges overhaul of Pentagon budget planning

The commission's interim report lays out 13 immediate recommendations to improve the budget planning process and another 10 possible major changes.

By Bryant Harris

6 weeks ago

Defense budget policy bill negotiations face murky waters

Lawmakers are optimistic they can finish the bill this year despite major differences in the House and Senate drafts.

By Leo Shane III and Bryant Harris

2 months ago

Opinion

Expanding birth control access for veterans and military families

Congress has the opportunity to advance no-cost sharing for birth control for the members and families of our military.

By Allison Jaslow and Sophia Heimowitz

2 months ago

Congress set to rush through defense work ahead of August recess

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 24, 2023.

By Leo Shane III

2 months ago