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House Dems bail on defense bill as GOP votes to repeal abortion policy

House Republicans voted to add several conservative Freedom Caucus amendments on abortion and transgender troops to the previously bipartisan defense bill.

By Bryant Harris

5 months ago

Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.

By Leo Shane III and Bryant Harris

8 months ago

House takes up progressive-led defense spending cuts this week

House progressives will have a few chances to hold down the defense budget this week, but it’s going to be an uphill fight.

2 years ago

House panel votes to end 2001, 2002 war authorizations

The House Appropriations Committee approved separate measures to end the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations, which underpin U.S. counterterror operations ― another move by lawmakers to curb President Trump’s war-making powers.

3 years ago

Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?

President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.

6 years ago

House GOP scraps funding plan as government shutdown looms

House Republicans are scrapping plans to wed a full-year defense spending bill to a short-term continuing resolution for the rest of government.

6 years ago