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House passes nearly $770 billion annual National Defense Authorization Act
One provision included in the final version of the bill institutes changes to how the armed forces …
Erin Snodgrass
Dec 08 2021 03:57 IST
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Congress Agreed To Its Annual Defense Bill Yesterday - Here Are The Two Big Changes In It
The House must pass this version of the bill (it passed a different one earlier this year) by the e…
Danny Vinik
Dec 10 2013 20:54 IST
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Mitch McConnell urges Senate to pass the $741 billion defense bill Trump has vowed to veto
Republicans, who have repeatedly bowed to pressure from the president on other matters, are largely…
John Haltiwanger
Dec 10 2020 20:49 IST
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Trump didn't mention John McCain at all while signing the defense bill named after him
During the signing ceremony at Fort Drum in New York, Trump name-checked several Republicans in Con…
Christopher Woody
Aug 13 2018 22:15 IST
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Trump is headed for a fight with Congress over renaming military bases that honor Confederate leaders
Trump has said bases named for Confederate leaders "have become part of a great American heritage a…
Christopher Woody
Jun 11 2020 21:51 IST
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Trump could be facing his first veto override from Republicans right before he leaves the White House
Numerous Republicans have voiced support of overriding a Trump veto, including his staunchest allie…
David Choi
Dec 11 2020 19:59 IST
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Sen. Marco Rubio is on the verge of tanking the defense spending bill over an amendment on forced Uyghur labor from China
A Rubio spokesperson accused Senate Democrats of "creating fake procedural excuses to avoid a vote …
Jake Lahut
Dec 02 2021 16:38 IST
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Trump's former national security advisor calls his defense-bill veto 'a shameful last act of a failed presidency'
John Bolton called Trump's veto of the $741 billion defense-spending bill "pointless." Congress is …
Ryan Pickrell
Dec 24 2020 01:00 IST
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Trump vetoes $741 billion defense bill over his completely unrelated spat with social-media companies and against the wishes of top Republicans
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act passed with a veto-proof majority in both chambers, enj…
Insider Inc.
Dec 23 2020 23:55 IST
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$740 billion defense bill bans federal law enforcement and troops from hiding their identities while responding to protests
The latest version of the annual defense spending bill says that federal law-enforcement and milita…
Ryan Pickrell
Dec 04 2020 18:29 IST
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What you need to know about the Defense Production Act and why it matters to the coronavirus pandemic
"Through the DPA, the President can, among other activities, prioritize government contracts for go…
John Haltiwanger
Mar 25 2020 16:58 IST
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GOP-controlled Senate defies Trump and easily passes $741 billion defense bill despite the president's veto threat
Trump has threatened to veto the defense bill because it doesn't include a provision about his unre…
John Haltiwanger
Dec 11 2020 21:00 IST
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Defense Department accuses Huawei, along with 19 other top Chinese companies, of having links to the Chinese military
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and Hikvision, a Chinese supplier of video surveillance equ…
Rosie Perper
Jun 25 2020 06:38 IST
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'Are these real patriots?': Trump teases most deployed division in the Army over first pay raise in years
The legislation was named after Republican Sen. John McCain, who's widely respected for his militar…
John Haltiwanger
Aug 13 2018 20:12 IST
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Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to boost America's vaccine supply, top advisor says
The DPA is a Korean War-era law that gives the president broad authority to compel US industries to…
John Haltiwanger
Dec 28 2020 19:22 IST
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With weeks left in office, the Trump administration is doing a 180-degree turn on a frustrating NATO ally
For three years, Trump has avoided sanctioning Turkey for its purchase of Russia's S-400. With just…
Christopher Woody
Dec 11 2020 03:29 IST
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Trump's defense secretary confirms he didn't approve plan to deploy National Guard until after Pence called him - over 3 hours after the Capitol riot began
Ex-Acting Defense Sec. Chris Miller testified about the Guard's response during questioning by Rep.…
Connor Perrett
May 12 2021 18:56 IST
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As the US defense budget inches closer to $800 billion, critics say more money doesn't buy what the military really needs
Progressives already compromised on Biden's budget, but to have Republicans tack on $24 billion is …
Christopher Woody
Sep 17 2021 18:38 IST
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Biden signs off on $30 million in funding for victims of Havana syndrome, the mysterious illness officials believe is caused by directed-energy attacks
The funding is in the $768 billion defense-spending bill that Biden enacted on Monday. Symptoms of …
Thomas Colson
Dec 28 2021 15:03 IST
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Trump is threatening to veto $740 billion in military spending unless Congress revokes Section 230 — the internet law he hates
Section 230, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized, grants broad legal protections…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
Dec 02 2020 12:59 IST