Congress

The Senate on Thursday voted 51-49 to cut off debate and advance consideration of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, setting up a final vote on […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed […]

The House Freedom Caucus has proposed a two-step reconciliation plan that calls for including up to $200 billion in defense spending over four years. The proposal from the group of […]

The House Armed Services Committee has announced its full slate of subcommittee ranking members, while the panel’s top Democrat this week also introduced the members of his party that have […]

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Wednesday that he supports building a significant number of uncrewed U.S. Navy vessels in the […]

The Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday his focus for the new Congress will be getting defense spending above four percent of the gross domestic product. […]

At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday where he faced Democratic scrutiny over his sexual assault allegations and prior comments, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth offered a view into his plans […]

The Biden administration on Monday withdrew a proposal that would have required major federal contractors to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and those of their suppliers as a condition […]

The bill introduced by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Dec. 19th contains provisions that may favor defense start-ups and non-traditional defense contractors, such as Palantir […]

A senior GOP member of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can “bring some value” to improving Pentagon efforts, including pursuit of […]