Budget Battles
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GOP Infighting Continues as Senate Heads for Aid Vote
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News Alert: House Approves $95 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Dems Help Save Johnson's Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine
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Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
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Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, ReutersIn shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...
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The Mysterious Threat to Pilots That the Pentagon Can’t Solve
By Ciro ScottiEpisodes of oxygen deprivation affecting the pilots of F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet — and other military aircraft including the F-35 — are on the rise and remain an unsolved mystery.
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What Game Theory Tells Us About Trump’s ‘Madman’ Approach to North Korea
By Rob GarverIs Donald Trump out of his mind? Maybe he wants North Korea to think so.
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Does the Army’s $580 Million Handgun Have a Fatal Flaw?
By Ciro ScottiLast January, the Army made a $580 million decision: It would replace its longstanding sidearm, the M9 Beretta, with a new modular handgun made by the U.S. arm of the German-controlled gunsmith Sig...
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Why the Escalating Threats Between Trump and Kim Won’t End in War
The supercharged threats volleyed between President Trump and Kim Jong Un this week bring us closer to war with the North Korea than at any time since Pyongyang tested its first nuclear device in...
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Here’s the Real State of the $1 Trillion U.S. Nuclear Upgrade
The American nuclear arsenal is just about the same as it was when Trump took office.
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Here’s Why North Korea Put Guam in Its Crosshairs
Hours after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never known, Pyongyang announced it is "examining the operational plan" to attack Guam, a tiny U.S...
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Why the Price of the F-35 Keeps Soaring
By Ciro ScottiThe most costly fighter ever built is getting even more expensive. A new General Accounting Office report says the Pentagon will spend an additional $3.9 billion over the next five years on “...
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The Media Has to Stop Provoking Trump’s Worst Instincts
By Rob GarverFor a man constantly boasting about his extraordinary negotiating prowess, President Trump made a pretty obvious rookie mistake on Tuesday, with his apocalyptic-sounding promise to deliver “fire and...
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Five Things You Need to Know About Plans to Privatize the Afghan War
The White House is actively considering a plan to turn a big chunk of the war in Afghanistan over to private contractors. That’s according to Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater security firm, who...
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5 Ways The Next President Should Handle the Coming Cyber Crisis
By Joseph Marks, Next-GovThe next U.S. president will face a cyber landscape of unparalleled complexity with little time or flexibility to bring it under control. Begin with a federal government proved unable to defend...
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The Robot Tank That’s Taking on ISIS in Iraq’s Battle for Mosul
By Rob GarverIn addition to elite Iraqi counter-terrorism troops, battle-hardened Kurdish peshmerga fighters and US air support, ISIS fighters in besieged Mosul are facing a unique foe in the form of a remotely...
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China’s Knockoff of the F-22 Raptor Gets Its Public Debut
By Rob GarverThe normally secretive Chinese military on Tuesday gave attendees at Airshow China a glimpse of its most advanced fifth generation stealth fighter plane, known as the Chengdu J-20. But while...
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$780 Billion US Dollars Later, the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan
By Ciro ScottiFifteen years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to hunt down the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks; thirteen years after former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared an end to “major combat”...
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How the US Wasted Billions on Broken Highways in Afghanistan
By Eric PianinSince 2002, the U.S. has spent roughly $2.8 billion to build and repair Afghanistan’s network of roads and bridges, yet most of that work has either been destroyed or left in serious disrepair,...