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Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
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Sweeping veterans policy bill passed overwhelmingly in the House
The VA Mission Act, expected to be taken up quickly in the Senate, includes new community care rules, a caregiver stipend expansion and more.
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OPM chief battles criticism of ‘draconian’ benefits proposals
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon was put under fire at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing as he justified proposals that target federal employee retirement.
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Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
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GOP pushes for speedy confirmation vote for CIA nominee
Gina Haspel’s nomination has reopened debate about the CIA’s now-defunct program of detaining terror suspects overseas at secret lock-ups and trying to get them to talk by subjecting them to sleep deprivation and other harsh interrogation techniques.
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EPA’s Pruitt faces senators’ questions on spending, security
The hearing was the toughest grilling Pruitt has yet faced about ethical issues, ranging from his use of taxpayer money to fly first class to outsized spending on his personal security.
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Democrats call for firing of VA’s top technology official
Camilo Sandoval, the former data operations director for Trump’s presidential campaign, took over the role last month.
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Legislation would force Trump to fill vacant cyber post
The Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act would create a Senate-confirmed cyber advisory role within the White House, effectively filling a cyber coordinator left vacant by Rob Joyce’s departure.
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CIA nominee toughens interrogation stance, picks up support
CIA nominee Gina Haspel wrote that she had learned “hard lessons since 9/11,” in comments aimed at clarifying her position on now-banned torture techniques.
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This week in Congress: Major vets legislation on the move
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 14.
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Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
-
Sweeping veterans policy bill passed overwhelmingly in the House
The VA Mission Act, expected to be taken up quickly in the Senate, includes new community care rules, a caregiver stipend expansion and more.
-
OPM chief battles criticism of ‘draconian’ benefits proposals
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon was put under fire at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing as he justified proposals that target federal employee retirement.
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Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
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GOP pushes for speedy confirmation vote for CIA nominee
Gina Haspel’s nomination has reopened debate about the CIA’s now-defunct program of detaining terror suspects overseas at secret lock-ups and trying to get them to talk by subjecting them to sleep deprivation and other harsh interrogation techniques.
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EPA’s Pruitt faces senators’ questions on spending, security
The hearing was the toughest grilling Pruitt has yet faced about ethical issues, ranging from his use of taxpayer money to fly first class to outsized spending on his personal security.
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Democrats call for firing of VA’s top technology official
Camilo Sandoval, the former data operations director for Trump’s presidential campaign, took over the role last month.
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Legislation would force Trump to fill vacant cyber post
The Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act would create a Senate-confirmed cyber advisory role within the White House, effectively filling a cyber coordinator left vacant by Rob Joyce’s departure.
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CIA nominee toughens interrogation stance, picks up support
CIA nominee Gina Haspel wrote that she had learned “hard lessons since 9/11,” in comments aimed at clarifying her position on now-banned torture techniques.
-
This week in Congress: Major vets legislation on the move
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 14.
-
Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
-
Sweeping veterans policy bill passed overwhelmingly in the House
The VA Mission Act, expected to be taken up quickly in the Senate, includes new community care rules, a caregiver stipend expansion and more.
-
OPM chief battles criticism of ‘draconian’ benefits proposals
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon was put under fire at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing as he justified proposals that target federal employee retirement.
-
Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
-
GOP pushes for speedy confirmation vote for CIA nominee
Gina Haspel’s nomination has reopened debate about the CIA’s now-defunct program of detaining terror suspects overseas at secret lock-ups and trying to get them to talk by subjecting them to sleep deprivation and other harsh interrogation techniques.
-
EPA’s Pruitt faces senators’ questions on spending, security
The hearing was the toughest grilling Pruitt has yet faced about ethical issues, ranging from his use of taxpayer money to fly first class to outsized spending on his personal security.
-
Democrats call for firing of VA’s top technology official
Camilo Sandoval, the former data operations director for Trump’s presidential campaign, took over the role last month.
-
Legislation would force Trump to fill vacant cyber post
The Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act would create a Senate-confirmed cyber advisory role within the White House, effectively filling a cyber coordinator left vacant by Rob Joyce’s departure.
-
CIA nominee toughens interrogation stance, picks up support
CIA nominee Gina Haspel wrote that she had learned “hard lessons since 9/11,” in comments aimed at clarifying her position on now-banned torture techniques.
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This week in Congress: Major vets legislation on the move
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 14.













