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Pressure mounts on Biden to leverage human rights laws on Israel aid
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance.
Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal
“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”
By Joe Gould
National Guard funding shortfalls could be fixed by week’s end under new congressional plan
Guard officials have said that they will cancel summer training if they don't get the money by August 1.
Guard training could be canceled as political fights delay reimbursement for Capitol Hill mission
Guard officials say they need $521 million in the next few weeks to avoid financial shortfalls for the rest of this fiscal year.
Can defense squeeze onto Congress’ busy agenda?
On Congress’ agenda when members return from the July 4 recess: late-arriving defense spending and policy bills as well as President Joe Biden’s pick for Navy secretary, among other Pentagon nominees.
By Joe Gould
Best pics of the week: April 18, 2021
A day battle drill at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, refueling a Raptor over Alaska, an aircraft fire drill on the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
Biden’s pick for VA secretary may be a post-9/11 veteran
Former congressman Patrick Murphy and current Sen. Tammy Duckworth are among the names under consideration for the job.
Petty officer, a 19-year Navy vet, dies in Florida hospital after collapsing in El Salvador
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick X. Gilyard, 38, exhibited “signs of a stroke” on Sept. 28 in the Central American nation and was evacuated to the states on Sept. 30.
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue
An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq has been approved to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during a daring 2015 raid, The Associated Press has learned.
The National Guard: The perfect space partner
Establishing a Space National Guard will give military and civilian decision-makers maximum flexibility, says the author of this commentary.
By Maj. Gen. James Eifert