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‘There is stuff’: Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs
A report summarizing what the U.S. knows about “unidentified aerial phenomena” — better known as UFOs — is expected to be made public this month.
Congress returns to budget stalemate
Lawmakers returning to Washington, D.C., this week are in a race against the clock to reach a budget deal to ease statutory spending caps and avoid a government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
By Joe Gould
House Dems offer $733B for defense in 2020 in two-year budget caps deal
Lead Democrats have proposed a bill to raise statutory budget caps for two years, with $733 billion for defense in FY20 — but it’s likely to spark a fight with the White House.
By Joe Gould
Trump would accept less money for border wall, White House says
The government shutdown over funding for the border wall may go into January, the acting White House chief of staff says.
How Trump’s new chief of staff can impact the FY20 defense plan
Mick Mulvaney, a budget hawk, will now have greater access to President Donald Trump.
By Aaron Mehta
Trump says scandal-plagued Navy SEAL veteran Zinke will step down
Ryan Zinke is leaving weeks before Democrats take control of the House, a shift in power that promised to intensify probes into his conduct. He denies wrongdoing.
Advocates launch $250K ad campaign to support protections for troops against predatory lenders
Ads are running in 17 publications over the next few days.
By Karen Jowers
US lawmakers put war budget in the crosshairs
One House Democrat called the Pentagon's war budget a "slush fund" ahead of a House vote to eliminate it.
By Joe Gould