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White House mum on jailed Defense News correspondent
Journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi was jailed in mid-May by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of espionage.
The White House gave this nuclear agency a giant funding increase. Can it spend it all?
Over the next five years, the NNSA and the DoD project to spend $163 billion on modernization and upkeep of America's nuclear forces.
By Aaron Mehta
Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
Trump drains US spending in Europe to pay for wall with Mexico
The White House is being criticized for a plan to move Pentagon spending meant to deter Russia to the U.S.-Mexico border wall project.
US Senate allows arms sales to Saudi Arabia, sustaining Trump vetoes
The U.S. Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of resolutions meant to block U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.
By Joe Gould
House votes to curb Trump’s war powers, challenging Senate to act
The House has passed legislation with limits on President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without the consent of Congress.
By Joe Gould
‘Follow the damn law’: Bipartisan criticism flies over Trump’s emergency arm sales
For more than an hour, senators pushed a State Department official on what constitutes an emergency, whether the Iran situation had escalated to that point and if the Trump administration plans to use the exemption again.
By Aaron Mehta
Graham, Menendez offer action to thwart Trump arms sales to Saudi, UAE and Jordan
New legislation aims to block $8.1 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan
By Joe Gould
Senate debates US role in Yemen, rebuke to Trump on Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Senate is poised to make a historic rebuke of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy after voting Wednesday to advance a resolution to halt American military support for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.
By Joe Gould
Senate faces off with Trump over Khashoggi this week
This week promises a flurry of Senate activity that could curtail U.S. arms sales to Riyadh, add new sanctions or rebuke of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for his alleged role in Jamal Khashogghi’s death.
By Joe Gould