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.
Democrats fight Pentagon’s push for battlefield nukes
The Trump administration is developing a new tactical nuclear weapon, and Democrats are fighting it. Here's why.
In another surprise, Trump names Wilkie as the next VA secretary
Wilkie, the Pentagon's top personnel official, has been serving as the acting head of VA since David Shulkin's firing in March.
Trump: NATO allies who miss spending defense targets will be ‘dealt with’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that NATO allies that do not meet the organization’s defense spending targets would be “dealt with,” and singled out Germany as one country he said was not doing enough.
Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
Lawmakers seek $7.5 billion to counter China’s rise
A bipartisan group of senators is backing $1.5 billion annually for five years to bolster U.S. military presence and readiness in the Pacific.
Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won't support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan
The budget bill -- which will set hundreds of defense policies for next fiscal year -- was approved after more than 14 hours of debate.
Democrats target low-yield nukes, warn of slippery slope to ‘nuclear war’
The House Armed Services Committee has rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at limiting the Trump administration’s pursuit of low-yield nuclear weapons to match Russia.
