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Senators push to update nuclear military might in defense bill
The Restoring American Deterrence Act focuses on deploying additional ICBMs, uranium enrichment and Defense Production Act grants for industry.
Tax Day reveals split in how Joe Biden, Donald Trump would govern
At the end of 2025, many of the tax cuts that Trump signed into law in 2017 will expire.
By Josh Boak and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Opinion
Beyond Article 5: NATO’s Pacific watch and collective self-defense
While NATO has largely existed in a peace-preserving capacity, Article 5 guarantees collective self-defense if a member nation is attacked.
By Rep. James Moylan, R-Guam
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.
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Congress passes defense spending bill after months of delays
Congress has passed an $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, but the plan to get Ukraine military assistance across the finish line remains uncertain.
Granger, Gallagher leave committee posts as House GOP majority shrinks
Kay Granger steps down as appropriations chair and China panel chair Mike Gallagher announces his resignation in April, shrinking the GOP majority.
Defense spending bill has some Ukraine aid, multiyear munitions buys
Congress released the text of the $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, which includes some Ukraine aid and funding for multiyear munitions contracts.
Pacific force’s wish list seeks $11 billion more than defense proposal
Indo-Pacific Command says it faces an $11 billion funding gap for regional military construction, space programs, munitions and Guam missile defenses.
House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6, tries shifting blame
Five people died in the riot and its immediate aftermath, including a police officer, and other officers died later by suicide.
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump
He sought to use speech to banish doubts about whether the 81-year-old president, the country’s oldest ever, is still up to the job.
By Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press