Congress · 117th Congress
Defense bill delayed as controversial provisions jettisoned
Such decisions are now in the hands of officers up the chain of command of the accused.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers press for sweeping military justice changes
The prosecutors would not serve in the chain of command of the accused or the victim.
Congress · 117th Congress
FBI wants to be in the loop as Congress mulls cyber reporting law
Cyber Command understand where “adversaries may strike next,” Bryan Vorndran, the FBI’s cyber division assistant director, told lawmakers last week.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Inflation weighs down Democrats heading into 2022
Leary said he supported the infrastructure bill (now law) but not the larger budget reconciliation package the House is debating this week.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
California’s Jackie Speier won’t run for another term
of the White House and a redistricting cycle that favors Republicans overall.
Opinion · 117th Congress
With Democrats in the doldrums, just how much is Biden to blame?
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll had Biden’s approval rating at a dismal 41 percent, with the new president unable to even command a majority for his handling of COVID-19.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
No one CQ Roll Call spoke to for this story — we emailed 90 congressional offices, asking every veteran in the House and Senate — expressed any qualms about civilians co-opting this military tradition
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Michael Flynn, John Eastman, four others
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack sent subpoenas on Monday to six allies and advisers of former President Donald Trump who sought to overturn the election results and promote false
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators hit Pentagon’s ‘lax’ response to sexual assault
“The men and women who serve in our military cannot continue to operate another day, let alone another decade, under a chain of command that is unwilling or incapable of taking decisive action to
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate bill would boost Capitol Police budget, maybe rationale for new HQ
The Senate bill, like the House bill, would exclude a cost-of-living adjustment for members of Congress.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Trump and the pursuit of complete and total control
He found that too many of those Cabinet secretaries and senior officials were unwilling to jump at his command.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes major defense policy bill
The House passed, 316-113, its version of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday after sifting through hundreds of amendments, setting the stage for the $768 billion measure to be
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon admits Kabul drone strike killed only civilians
Central Command, which includes Afghanistan, said the strike was conducted out of self-defense in response to what officials believed was an imminent threat to U.S. troops.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress’ Afghanistan watchdog will continue oversight
Central Command chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie on Sept. 28. Sopko stressed the importance of learning lessons from Afghanistan, lest the United States repeat the same mistakes again.
Congress · 117th Congress
A top general calls for restraining the defense budget
By comparison, the House and Senate defense authorization bills would endorse upping that figure to about $778 billion, enough to increase the total amount by about 5 percent — or approximately 3
Policy · 117th Congress
Air Force takes hard look at racial disparities
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has spearheaded a proposal to remove prosecutions of sexual assault cases and other serious felonies from the chain of command. Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police watchdog details more department shortcomings from Jan. 6
House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., whose panel has oversight of the Capitol Police, released the executive summaries and recommendations Wednesday, saying in a statement that
Congress · 117th Congress
House panel to debate banning extremism in the military
House Democrats want the new National Defense Authorization Act to make plain that armed services personnel and recruits are not allowed to advocate or take part in extremist activities or belong to extremist
Congress · 117th Congress
Attack in Kabul prompts more calls to extend withdrawal deadline
Central Command, which includes Afghanistan.
Congress · 117th Congress
Worries grow about overseeing billions more in aid to Afghanistan
Central Command and some administration officials about his proposals, but it remains unclear what kind of steps they might take or the Afghan government might enact.