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Congress wants to arm Taiwan, but hasn’t figured out how to pay for it

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

By Joe Gould and Bryant Harris

8 weeks ago

This week in Congress: A parade of Cabinet secretaries

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 25, 2019.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

This Iraq vet turned Democratic senator wants her party to pay more attention to national security

“We need a platform that balances investing in our weaponry with investing in our citizenry, investing in our economy.”

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

US military officers prep the battlefield for White House budget

Ahead of the White House’s FY20 budget submission, a solid push for diplomacy and development spending is coming from, well, the Defense Department.

4 years ago

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