Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
With McCain gone, who will watch the Pentagon?
McCain's death leaves oversight void.
Mattis says US still backing Saudi coalition in Yemen war as lawmakers fume
Frustrations mount on Capitol Hill over American involvement in Yemen
Inhofe wants a price tag for Trump’s space force, but the Pentagon doesn’t have one
A key lawmaker is warming to the president's proposed space force, but the details aren't yet clear.
Can the US tell when its weapons are used in Yemen? It’s complicated
The issue of what U.S. equipment is being used and when is increasingly important when it comes to the war in Yemen.
This week in Congress: US Senate debates Pentagon spending bill
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 20.
Failure to launch? Trump’s Space Force faces Senate skeptics
If President Donald Trump wants his proposed Space Force to have a life beyond a campaign rally applause line, his administration will have to win over skeptics of both parties, especially in the U.S. Senate.
Can the US track how its weapons are used in Yemen? Elizabeth Warren wants to know.
A top Democratic senator wants to know why the U.S. isn't doing a better job of overseeing attacks using American weapons in Yemen.
US Senate’s top Republican likens Russia to ‘old Soviet Union’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised enactment of the new annual defense policy law and put his differences with President Trump regarding Russia on display.
Trump signals he may ignore Russia provisions in defense bill he just signed
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement he reserves the right to ignore the defense authorization law’s ban on U.S. recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, among 50 other provisions.
