Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Trump considers military push in Yemen war. US lawmakers push back
The U.S. would limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia over its campaign in Yemen, if legislation announced by four U.S. senators on Thursday passes Congress.
Trump says NATO ‘no longer obsolete’ in series of foreign policy reversals
U.S. President Donald Trump has said NATO is "no longer obsolete," a huge reversal from an oft-stated stance that alarmed U.S. allies, and one in a series of recent foreign policy U-turns.
McCain, Graham urge Trump to take 'greater military action' in Syria
Hawkish Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham are pressing the Trump administration to escalate military efforts to protect the Syrian people against President Bashar Assad.
Congressional leaders urge Trump for broader Syria strategy
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s strike on a Syrian airfield in retaliation for deadly chemical weapons attacks, U.S. lawmakers want the commander in chief to spell out his broader strategy in Syria, and soon.
Congress awaits next steps after Trump's strike against Syria
Questions about the long-term strategy in the region and military force authorities remain unclear for lawmakers.
As Trump weighs military action in Syria, lawmakers split on his legal authority
As President Trump contemplates military action against Syria for a spate of chemical weapons attacks against civilians, lawmakers are sending him mixed signals on how to proceed.
Military brass warn Congress of budget gridlock's impact
The U.S. military’s top brass warned lawmakers it will mean lost lives, halted training and sidelined equipment if Congress punts on spending legislation for this year and forces the military to operate for the next five months under fiscal 2016 levels.
Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress' last batch.
Lead senators upbeat Congress will avoid shutdown, CR, but DoD taking no chances
Senate leaders say they are advancing long-overdue spending legislation for 2017 to avert both a government shutdown and a stopgap spending resolution before next month’s deadline.
