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Republicans pick defense hawk to usher spending bills
Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman.
Senators seek to bypass defense caps in debt ceiling bill
Defense hawks demand supplementals to increase the debt ceiling agreement's defense spending caps, possibly in the next Ukraine aid bill.
Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.
Navy lends carrier to Tom Cruise for new ‘Mission: Impossible′
Filming is believed to have taken place aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush.
By Sarah Sicard
After UFO shoot-downs, senators fret over holes in homeland defenses
Lawmakers are eyeing NORAD's capabilities after a suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects pierced North America's airspace.
‘Jack Ryan’ season 3 ushers show into its anti-hero era
Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" season 3 is fun if not an exercise in the familiar.
By Sarah Sicard
How the ‘Rad Lab’ helped avert nuclear war
Technology built in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory changed history.
By Todd South
Senate confirms first inspector general for Pentagon in 7 years
A growing chorus of Republicans have criticized U.S. military assistance for Ukraine, and many are calling for more oversight.
A new label to better protect critical infrastructure
A new report suggests that the federal government take steps to more actively defend networks of critical infrastructure operators.
By Andrew Eversden
The progress the government has made on election security
The most recent Senate report on Russia election interference contained recommendations feds should take to bolster election and cybersecurity — several of which agencies have already addressed since 2016.
By Andrew Eversden
Key Republicans seek ban on intel sharing with countries that use Huawei
The legislation could potentially downgrade America’s “special relationship” with the U.K., which is reportedly expected to grant Chinese telecom giant Huawei some access to its nascent 5G network.
By Joe Gould