Latest "joe biden defense budget" stories

House appropriators would protect three of four littoral combat ships

House appropriators ripped a proposal to decommission four littoral combat ships contained in President Joe Biden’s Pentagon budget request for next year as “a misuse of taxpayer funds.”

By Joe Gould and Megan Eckstein

21 months ago

Senate rejects defense spending ‘parity’ amendment

The Senate sank a Republican proposal meant to boost defense spending by binding Congress to equal increases to defense and nondefense spending.

22 months ago

Liz Cheney: Republicans have a ‘red line’ on Biden’s defense budget

How will Democrats and Republicans come together on defense?

23 months ago

How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.

2 years ago

Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.

With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.

2 years ago

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