John T. Bennett
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 06:30
The White House said Wednesday that it “strongly opposes” a Republican-crafted emergency spending bill, in part because it contains no funds for an Israeli missile defense system.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 11:08
US House and Senate staffers will meet throughout August to hammer out a compromise Pentagon policy bill as a fallback plan should the latter chamber fail to pass its version.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:02
The Senate could act this week on a $3.5 billion supplemental that contains $225 million the Pentagon and Israeli leaders say is needed to begin replenishing that country’s Iron Dome interceptor missiles.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 08:40
One senior House Democrat says including millions for an Israeli missile defense program in a broader spending bill could delay — or even kill — the funds.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:29
The Senate’s top Republican supports doubling US funds for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense program, but just how the extra $225 million passes the chamber remains unclear.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 06:58
Obama administration officials made clear Wednesday the White House remains reluctant about launching a new military intervention in Iraq.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 07:37
US President Barack Obama is facing resistance from his own Democratic party as he mulls whether to launch US military strikes in Iraq.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 07:19
US House Armed Services Committee leaders struck a skeptical — and bipartisan — tone about a $5 billion counterterrorism program proposed by President Barack Obama.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 07:23
US senators are readying a measure that would for the first time revise the legal underpinning for America’s fight against violent Islamic groups.
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 07:14
Senior congressional Republicans are vowing to closely scrub President Barack Obama’s new war-funding request, with one saying it “cries out for oversight.”