Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is expected to take the helm of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) will chair the Senate Budget Committee. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Democratic caucus won’t likely finalize committee chairmanships until after the Thanksgiving break or as late as January....
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has a message for his GOP colleagues: The NDAA is not a vehicle for grandstanding. He is urging members of his own party to limit their amendments to the bill — and to not use it as an...
The Defense Department runs microbreweries, produces grilling shows, operates grocery stores, studies “the use of slang” on Twitter and is trying to improve the taste of beef jerky snacks. Does this all amount to a severe case of “mission creep”? Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) thinks so. In a new report,...
HASC Republicans remain defiant on defense spending and taxes, even as their party leaders strike a more conciliatory tone. Their stance in the face of Obama’s reelection offers a window into the difficult task ahead for House Speaker John Boehner, who’s grasping for leverage as he prepares to haggle with...
“Cybersecurity is dead for this Congress,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, said after the Senate once again failed to advance sweeping cybersecurity legislation on Wednesday, setting the stage for a White House executive order. Meanwhile, President Obama has signed a classified directive aimed at clarifying how the United States...
President Obama offered a spirited defense of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, a potential candidate for Secretary of State, in response to attacks from Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, in his press conference on Wednesday.
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