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Bush seeks nearly $50 billion more for wars

GOP members have blocked Democratic bills ordering troops home. Nonbinding Iraq bill passed ... a figure expected to increase slightly although no details were available on Wednesday. Deputy State Sec... read more

Playing Catch-up on 1 October

Hence, this article details an array of definitions and debates their ... Washington Independent. An amendment to the defense appropriations bill sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to compel Gen. ... read more

CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL

Before -- just so you know, before we finish, Mr. Director, I'm going to ask you a question about how the new proposal the president is going to make about a homeland defense agency ... amendments to ... read more

April showers bring legislative flowers for defense

April is shaping up to be a pivotal month for Congress, especially for the House Armed Services Committee and the 2018 defense authorization bill ... Congress will either have to pass the appropriatio... read more

Overnight Defense: Pentagon denies troops on Syrian front lines | Senators push for more Afghan visas

MCCAIN PROPOSES $18B INCREASE ... defense spending by $17 billion to bulk up troop levels, pay for new equipment and increase a planned pay raise for troops. McCain's amendment would also authorize a ... read more

NEA & Public Broadcasting Safe In House’s Budget Bill For Fiscal 2017

According to details ... said Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ). “It also maintains and enhances policies that bolster economic growth and support the core values that our nation is ... read more

Dow Surges, Techs Drag; Truckers on the Road to Capitol Hill; Nike Hopes to Put Best Foot Forward; Wealth Watchers' Expanding Portfolio

The Street was looking for about 48 cents, so that's a significant increase ... from Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, who says there is an end in sight to the steady climb of fuel costs. Richardson a... read more

Senate clears $447B omnibus measure

The D.C. budget is included in the bill that funds the Treasury department. The omnibus measure encompasses ... also provides a pay increase averaging 2 percent for federal workers. Only one appropria... read more

Officials: Trump Will Ask for $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending

Details on what exactly this budget is going to look ... Since the election, President Trump has been talking up some very expensive military plans, including increases in the number of troops, ships, ... read more

White House ticks off objections to appropriations legislation

The House Appropriations Committee approved the House’s Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2016 on a voice vote Tuesday. The bill provides $578.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Pent... read more

Panel rejects attempt by Democrats to get Trump travel costs

authored the measure as an amendment to the annual defense policy bill being ... Armed Services Committee approved. The Senate bill would add 5,000 active-duty troops to the Army, while the House seek... read more