Congress

Senate Debates Air Force Budget Contradictions

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense will scrutinize a record $338.8 billion Department of Air Force fiscal year 2027 budget...

Intelligence

North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal Outpaces U.S. Diplomacy

A new Congressional Research Service report finds Pyongyang's weapons programs advancing on every front — and the Trump administration's diplomatic options...

Defense

House Votes to Force Trump to End Iran Military Operations

The House passed H.Con.Res. 86 on Thursday, directing President Trump to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran under Section 5(c) of the War...

Defense

USA Shipbuilding Coalition Hires Wessel Group for Lobbying

A new lobbying registration disclosure signals the U.S. shipbuilding industry is mobilizing on Capitol Hill.

Energy

Nuclear Security Gains, Science Programs Lose Ground

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee is set to examine a Department of Energy fiscal year 2027 budget request that proposes a striking...

Defense

Committee Debates Military Priorities Amid Budget Tensions

The House Armed Services Committee is set to mark up H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, on Thursday — a vote that will...

Defense

Defense Spending Split Creates NDAA Authorization Crisis

The Senate Armed Services Committee's closed markup of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act is where roughly $1.15 trillion in defense spending...

Government Operations

Pentagon Cuts 78,000 Civilian Jobs Without Analysis of Military Impact

The Pentagon shed more than 78,000 civilian employees in 2025 — roughly one in ten of its civilian workforce — and did so without consistently conducting...

Congress

Senate Shapes Nuclear Arsenal Policy Behind Closed Doors

The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces convenes June 9 for its closed NDAA 2027 hearing — a markup session that will quietly...

Defense

Palantir Taps Defense-Connected Lobbying Firm for New Push on Capitol Hill

Palantir Technologies Inc. has registered Anchor & Arrow LLC to lobby on its behalf on defense issues, according to a new lobbying registration disclosure...

Legislation

Senate Shapes Military's Future With Historic Defense Bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing 2027 defense markup — scheduled for June 9 at 222 Russell Senate Office Building — is where Congress begins its...

Legislation

Senate Debates Historic Defense Spending Increase

The Senate Armed Services Committee's closed markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 is where the shape of American military...

Congress

U.S. Military Strategy Backfiring in Latin America

A sweeping new Congressional Research Service report lays bare the central contradiction of the Trump Administration's most ambitious foreign policy gamble:...

Defense

Congress Shapes Future Missile Defense Strategy

Congress is preparing to shape the next generation of American missile defense — and the stakes couldn't be higher. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on...

Congress

Senate Grills Pentagon on Personnel and Health Policy Overhaul

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel | May 20, 2026

Congress

Diplomatic Path to Ukraine Peace Rapidly Narrowing

More than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Congressional Research Service is putting Congress on notice: the diplomatic path to...

Congress

Trump Strategy Drops Explicit Extended Deterrence Nuclear Commitment

A new Congressional Research Service report on U.S. extended deterrence and regional nuclear capabilities lands with a pointed observation: the Trump...