Budget
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BudgetHouse Speaker Urges Budget Deal To Help Restore Military Readiness
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is prodding his fellow lawmakers to reach an agreement on a fiscal year 2018 budget, saying that the lack of such a deal is worsening […]
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BudgetNew CR Becomes Law But Draws Sen. McCain’s Ire
President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 22 a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the federal government open until Jan. 19 and provide $4.7 billion in emergency funding for […]
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BudgetNew CR Becomes Law But Draws Sen. McCain’s Ire
President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 22 a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the federal government open until Jan. 19 and provide $4.7 billion in emergency funding for […]
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BudgetShort-Term Budget Resolution Includes Sec. 702 Deadline Extension, IC Officials Urge Full Reauthorization
Congress passed a short-term budget resolution last Thursday which includes extending a National Security Agency (NSA) authority that allows for the warrantless collection of foreign suspects’ communications outside of U.S. […]
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BudgetNew CR Includes Billions For Missile Defense, Ship Repairs
The House of Representatives passed a new continuing resolution (CR) late Dec. 21 that would keep the federal government open until Jan. 19 and provide billions of dollars in emergency […]
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BudgetNew CR Includes Billions For Missile Defense, Ship Repairs
The House of Representatives passed a new continuing resolution (CR) late Dec. 21 that would keep the federal government open until Jan. 19 and provide billions of dollars in emergency […]
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BudgetSen. Schumer Resists Placing Defense ‘Anomalies’ In New CR
As lawmakers continued negotiations Dec. 20 on a new continuing resolution (CR), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats would oppose attempts to include “anomalies” that are designed to get […]
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BudgetSenate Leaders Negotiating New Federal Funding Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Dec. 19 that he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are trying to reach an agreement to prevent the government from shutting […]
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BudgetSenate Leaders Negotiating New Federal Funding Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Dec. 19 that he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are trying to reach an agreement to prevent the government from shutting […]
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PentagonNew National Security Strategy Promotes Economic Might To Fuel Military Moderization
The Trump Administration on Dec. 18 released an America First national security strategy that promotes domestic economic growth as fuel for beefing up the military, modernizing its weapons and projecting […]