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Senators eye pay boost for junior troops, more funds for housing fixes
Both House and Senate lawmakers want to pass targeted pay raises for junior enlisted troops, but budget caps may complicate those plans.
Defense policy bill opens new partisan fight over America’s nuclear arsenal
Over Republican objections, a Democratic-controlled House panel has advanced legislation to halt deployment of a new low-yield nuclear warhead and bar any withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty.
By Joe Gould
Trump won’t retire aircraft carrier, but House bill would make sure
The White House has already canceled plans to decommission the carrier Harry S. Truman, but lawmakers want to ensure that.
By Joe Gould
Stealing from war widows: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for 5/27: Disaster aid bill, military housing problems, the military widows tax and Memorial Day reflections.
Senate panel advances Trump’s military budget boost with tough road ahead
Senate Armed Services Committee members have unveiled details of their $750 billion budget plan.
Senators take aim at military housing problems in annual budget bill
This year's national defense authorization act will include reforms aimed at privatized military housing problems.
Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan
Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of it.
By Joe Gould
For Shanahan, it looks like a rocky road to defense secretary
Key Democrats are signaling that Patrick Shanahan, the acting defense secretary who was informally nominated for the permanent role last week, will face tough questioning.
By Joe Gould
Privatized housing system leaves military families lost, Warren charges
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants tougher military oversight and more transparency on private companies handling housing issues.
Is it already time to worry about the Pentagon budget?
Lawmakers worry the budget fight between President Donald Trump and Democrats will lead to a deadlock in negotiations.
By Joe Gould
Do border deployments hurt readiness or not? Key Senate Democrats demand answers from DoD
"To the extent the southern border deployment is causing readiness concerns, they must be addressed immediately," lawmakers are demanding.
By Joe Gould