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Jordan urges colleagues to elect him House speaker ahead of third vote
“The American people are hungry for change,” Jordan said in a news conference at the Capitol Friday.
Austin confirmed as new defense secretary in historic vote
The former head of U.S. Central Command is the first Black defense secretary in American history.
Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill
A total of 109 Republicans joined with Democrats to approve the override, which would be the first of Trump’s presidency.
Pentagon to get more control over nuclear weapons funding under Senate proposal
Critics of the plan say it would give the Pentagon too much control over the Energy Department's budget process.
By Aaron Mehta
Would the White House consider a national cyber director?
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission wants a national cyber director in the White House. Would the White House be open to it?
By Andrew Eversden
Could Congress provide IT modernization funding to states?
States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment.
By Andrew Eversden
US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades
The senators came under scrutiny for transactions made in the weeks before the coronavirus sent markets downhill.
Lawmakers demand information from FCC on Ligado fight
Thirteen Democrats and nine Republicans have teamed up to ask for information from the FCC.
By Aaron Mehta
As Pentagon vacancies peak, time runs out to fill jobs
Of 60 Senate-confirmable positions at the Pentagon, more than one third are unfilled, and time is running out for the Trump administration on the Senate’s abbreviated, election-year calendar.
By Joe Gould
Here’s why the State Department may need a new cyber office
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission will recommend a new bureau to get the department more involved in several issues.
By Andrew Eversden