Defense Spending

National Security

Tillerson: State Department cuts work if U.S. gets in ‘fewer military conflicts’

Joel Gehrke -

March 16, 2017 9:57 am

Crime

8 current and former Navy officials charged in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery case

Anna Giaritelli -

March 14, 2017 9:08 pm

To boost military spending without adding to the deficit, Cohn said,

National Security

Cohn on budget cuts: No alternative but to invest in the military

Joseph Lawler -

March 12, 2017 1:47 pm

Rep. Williams called for appropriators to fund 60 F-35A variants, 24 F-35Bs and 12 F-35Cs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

National Security

Lawmakers seek a boost in military aircraft funding in fiscal 2018

Jacqueline Klimas -

March 9, 2017 6:43 pm

The bill's top line of $577.9 billion includes about $516 billion in base funding. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

House sends fiscal 2017 defense spending bill to the Senate

Jacqueline Klimas -

March 8, 2017 10:08 pm

Ask conservatives who gripe about government spending which appropriations they'd slash, and many will name foreign aid, believing that it is a large portion of the federal budget. In fact, it's less than 1 percent.

Magazine

Foreign aid — funding failure

Washington Examiner -

March 6, 2017 5:02 am

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., above, are leading the effort, which defends the role the Coast Guard has in keeping the nation safe and says the drastic cut to funding levels is a

National Security

Democratic, GOP lawmakers lead effort to reject Trump’s Coast Guard cuts

Jacqueline Klimas -

March 3, 2017 5:21 pm

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. The ship which is still under construction is due to be delivered to the Navy later this year. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Trump: Ending sequester will help the Navy ‘control costs’

Sarah Bedford -

March 2, 2017 8:10 pm

National Security

House to vote on defense appropriations bill next week

Jacqueline Klimas -

March 2, 2017 6:14 pm

President Trump wants to increase defense spending by around $54 billion. (Ingo Wagner/dpa via AP)

Beltway Confidential

The US has to spend more than everyone else on defense

Tom Rogan -

March 1, 2017 7:15 pm

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Tag: Defense Spending

Tillerson: State Department cuts work if U.S. gets in ‘fewer military conflicts’

8 current and former Navy officials charged in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery case

Cohn on budget cuts: No alternative but to invest in the military

Lawmakers seek a boost in military aircraft funding in fiscal 2018

House sends fiscal 2017 defense spending bill to the Senate

Foreign aid — funding failure

Democratic, GOP lawmakers lead effort to reject Trump’s Coast Guard cuts

Trump: Ending sequester will help the Navy ‘control costs’

House to vote on defense appropriations bill next week

The US has to spend more than everyone else on defense

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