By Emelie Rutherford The dynamics of Congress' approach to missile defense has changed, with Democrats acting more accepting of national missile defense than in the past, yet also showing reticence toward longer-term options, a senior Senate Armed Services Committee staff member said. The professional staff member, who works on the SASC's Republican side, said "while it's true in the past that Democrats tended to favor theater missile defense over national missile defense, that's not the case anymore." "The distinction now…
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The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]
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The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]
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