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Pelosi Wants War Supplemental Passed By July 4 Recess

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Friday, June 13th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday she wants the House to pass the supplemental war-spending bill in time to send final legislation to the president before the Fourth of July recess. Observers saw her statement as scaling back predictions the supplemental could pass the House next week. Pelosi told reporters that House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) has been leading negotiations with the White House over the bill the Bush administration has threatened to…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]