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US House passes 2017 defense appropriations to uncertain prospects in Senate
The U.S. House voted 371-48 to pass an overdue $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Wednesday, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Democrats will be unwilling to advance it on its own.
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European diplomats urge support for US soft power against Russia
Top Central and Eastern European diplomats came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support nonmilitary and military means to counter Russian influence in the region.
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Vote on White House national security adviser advances to Senate floor
The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly approved President Trump’s pick for national security adviser on Tuesday, teeing up a vote by the full Senate.
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National security adviser to make rare appearance before Senate Armed Services Committee
President Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, will do something people in his job rarely do: appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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House to vote on $578 billion defense appropriations for 2017
House appropriators introduced a $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Thursday, and hope to race it to the floor next week.
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Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
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Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
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Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
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McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
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Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
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US House passes 2017 defense appropriations to uncertain prospects in Senate
The U.S. House voted 371-48 to pass an overdue $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Wednesday, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Democrats will be unwilling to advance it on its own.
-
European diplomats urge support for US soft power against Russia
Top Central and Eastern European diplomats came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support nonmilitary and military means to counter Russian influence in the region.
-
Vote on White House national security adviser advances to Senate floor
The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly approved President Trump’s pick for national security adviser on Tuesday, teeing up a vote by the full Senate.
-
National security adviser to make rare appearance before Senate Armed Services Committee
President Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, will do something people in his job rarely do: appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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House to vote on $578 billion defense appropriations for 2017
House appropriators introduced a $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Thursday, and hope to race it to the floor next week.
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Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
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Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
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Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
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McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
-
Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.
-
US House passes 2017 defense appropriations to uncertain prospects in Senate
The U.S. House voted 371-48 to pass an overdue $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Wednesday, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Democrats will be unwilling to advance it on its own.
-
European diplomats urge support for US soft power against Russia
Top Central and Eastern European diplomats came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support nonmilitary and military means to counter Russian influence in the region.
-
Vote on White House national security adviser advances to Senate floor
The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly approved President Trump’s pick for national security adviser on Tuesday, teeing up a vote by the full Senate.
-
National security adviser to make rare appearance before Senate Armed Services Committee
President Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, will do something people in his job rarely do: appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
-
House to vote on $578 billion defense appropriations for 2017
House appropriators introduced a $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Thursday, and hope to race it to the floor next week.
-
Key GOP lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself over Russia ties
Questions about the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts threaten to envelop the administration as congressional Republicans broke ranks Thursday to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into those contacts.
-
Thornberry joins key Republicans against Trump plan to slash State budget
As President Trump considers deep cuts to foreign aid and the State Department, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee emphasized the value of soft power for U.S. national security.
-
Durbin: Dems would back Trump defense hike with domestic match
President Trump’s first 2018 budget blueprint was panned on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday, but a key Democrat said his party could support Trump’s defense proposal if the domestic side is raised to match.
-
McCain, Thornberry rip White House budget plan on defense
The Trump administration’s early budget plans are already catching heat on Capitol Hill, from Democrats for domestic cuts and from the Republicans in charge of the armed services committees, who say it shortchanges the military.
-
Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote
The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.



