Congress

The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package the Senate passed on Saturday included an amendment to extend a provision allowing companies to submit COVID-related claims for reimbursement through the end of […]

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a defense appropriator and chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, said Monday he won’t seek reelection in 2022. Blunt, who was first elected to the […]

Plutonium pits and command and control are the top nuclear priorities for Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) in the next federal budget cycle, the head of the House Armed Services Committee […]

Chiding lawmakers’ focus on incremental increases to the defense spending topline, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Friday criticized the ‘painful’ F-35 program and said the Air […]

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced a bill Thursday to cancel development of a new sea-launched cruise missile (N-SLCM) along with its low-yield nuclear warhead. […]

Colin Kahl, President Biden’s pick for the top policy job at the Pentagon, faced tough scrutiny from Republican lawmakers during his confirmation hearing Thursday over previous social media posts criticizing […]

Progressive lawmakers Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are urging President Biden to scale back nuclear modernization efforts, including pausing development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent […]

The lead Republican on the Senate committee that authorizes the Coast Guard is asking President Joe Biden to support the service’s recapitalization, operations and shore infrastructure accounts in the upcoming […]

The bipartisan leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is asking the Coast Guard to consider a number of new demands the service has been responding to the past […]

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have introduced a bill to extend a provision allowing companies to submit COVID-related claims for reimbursement through the end of fiscal year […]