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.
Trump urged to fund Arctic icebreaker fleet
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter has doubled down on efforts to win funding for an icebreaker fleet for the Arctic, writing to President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
Mattis is 'alone' in plans to boost defense budget, says House Armed Services Committee chairman
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry worries the young Trump administration’s slow pace filling Pentagon jobs — and Obama administration holdovers at DoD— may hurt plans to boost defense spending.
US Senate confirms fiscal hawk Mulvaney for budget director
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, bucking hawkish lawmakers who protested over his past support of defense cuts.
Democrats demand independent probe of White House-Russia ties
With questions still swirling about the sudden resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn this week, Democrats on Wednesday stepped up demands for an independent investigation into the relationship between the Trump administration and Moscow.
Within Trump's National Security Council, Flynn's exit may be the first of many
The president's critics are leveraging this latest scandal to question his judgement and portray him and his team as dysfunctional.
US defense budget boost: Congressional hawks face the clock
President Trump may be signing executive orders at a furious pace, but for defense spending, the White House and Congress are looking ahead to a thorny agenda and a shrinking schedule.
Trump’s fights with McCain threaten to divide Republicans
Sen. John McCain insists he’s a supporter of President Donald Trump, even as he has once again emerged as his biggest foe on Capitol Hill.
Military chiefs warn of force-readiness struggles
The US military’s uniformed No. 2s on Tuesday warned that readiness starved by years of budget instability needs relief badly.
