Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
But funding the largest public service ad campaign in American history would amount to a rounding error in the forthcoming $1 trillion-plus legislation.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Ukraine again emerges as wedge issue, now on defense money bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto triggers The House bill’s controversial provisions include several that could lead to a presidential veto, or at least the threat of one, Granger said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Amid pandemic, Pentagon would cut ‘chem-bio’ protections
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the Trump administration, spending on the chem-bio program has lagged behind the rate of surge in the wider defense budget.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
‘That’s a joke!’ One House candidate’s Zoom calls keep interns engaged in a pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] In Wednesday’s 30-minute session, Hunt, an Army veteran whom Republicans consider a top recruit, gave a brief update on his campaign against freshman Democrat Lizzie Fletcher
Congress · 116th Congress
House Defense spending report shows bad blood with Pentagon
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Policy · 116th Congress
Defense spending bill finds creative ways to shift billions
The new House bill contains, of course, $1 billion for the fund, which is called the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account.
Congress · 116th Congress
Duckworth doesn’t back down following Vindman retirement
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Congress · 116th Congress
House bid to remove Confederate statues at Capitol sets up fight with Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Speaker Nancy Pelosi in June called for the removal of 11 Confederate statues from the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection.
Congress · 116th Congress
Issues linger after House Armed Services’ smooth NDAA markup
[jwp-video n=”1″] Members of the military and National Guard are clearly identifiable, and other members of federal law enforcement should be too if they are acting under the Insurrection Act
Congress · 116th Congress
Duckworth blocks military promotions to protect impeachment witness
[jwp-video n=”1″] Duckworth told reporters that her hold, which applies to 1,123 scheduled promotions to the rank of “06” (colonel or Navy captain) or above, could actually make things easier
Congress · 116th Congress
Fogged glasses, Diet Coke and promises to forgo the all-nighter: An NDAA markup like no other
[jwp-video n=”1″] Thornberry said one Republican on the panel, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, was absent because his wife just had a baby.
Congress · 116th Congress
House panel demands Pentagon briefing on Russian bounties
need for a briefing on the bounties in the next 48 hours is due, Thornberry said, to the fact that the full House Armed Services Committee will mark up its fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill on July 1,
Policy · 116th Congress
Border wall funding fight expected to head to Supreme Court
In a 2-1 ruling, the appeals panel said the administration violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which gives Congress exclusive funding powers, when it transferred $2.5 billion
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate eyes protest-sparked NDAA proposals
Military’s role [jwp-video n=”1″] The debate over the role of the active-duty military in law enforcement also heated up amid this month’s protests.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats’ new push: Cleanse Confederacy from military in a year
The House Armed Services Committee panels began marking up their companion NDAA earlier this week, and the full committee plans to finish writing it July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans ready counterpunch over Confederate-named military bases
NDAA debate [jwp-video n=”1″] The friction over this question will loom large when the Senate takes up the defense bill, or NDAA, which is queued up for debate next week.
Policy · 116th Congress
Left out of rescue bills, smaller oil firm bankruptcies surge
Whiting Petroleum Corp., which describes itself as “one of the largest” independent exploration and production companies in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy reorganization on April 1, among the first
Congress · 116th Congress
Armed Services’ agenda has newly pressing topic: Race
[jwp-video n=”1″] Further, the bill would require the military to track extremism, including racist incidents, in the ranks.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia GOP taps Marine veteran to take on Rep. Jennifer Wexton
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