Budget Battles
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Harris Faces Her Next Big Test
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Harris Launches Ad Blitz Hitting Trump Over Project 2025
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Trump Economic Plans Would Cost More Than $4 Trillion: Analysis
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Fed’s Powell Says ‘Time Has Come’ to Cut Rates
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Kamala Harris's High-Stakes Moment
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US Job Growth Revised Sharply Lower
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Harris Allies Push Back on Critics of Price Gouging Proposal
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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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The Terrifying Nuclear War Game the US Shouldn't Play
By Hans M. KristensenVoices in the United States are once again calling for new and better nuclear weapons. The claim is that adversaries somehow would no longer be deterred by existing capabilities and that new or...
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Pentagon Sticker Shock: US Weapon Systems Will Cost Taxpayers $1.89 Trillion
By Eric PianinThe Department of Defense reported this week that its current major weapons acquisition programs will ultimately cost about $1.89 trillion, roughly $105 billion more than the previous estimate.
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The US Can Save $20 Billion Closing Military Bases, but Congress Stands in the Way
By Jeff Daniels, CNBCAn effort by the Trump administration to get a new round of military base closures faces an uphill battle after the House rejected it last week. But behind the scenes, there's an effort by two key...
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China’s New Killer Drone Rivals the US Reaper — at Half the Price
By Ciro ScottiChina has unveiled a killer drone that rivals America’s powerful MQ-9 Reaper and intends to sell it on the international market for half the price.
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Homeland Security Did Not Report $3.5 Million Spent on Conferences
By Eric PianinThe behemoth Department of Homeland Security violated federal rules when they neglected to report nearly two dozen conferences sponsored by the agency in 2014 and 2015 at an overall cost of more than...