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Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated
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Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated

The defense secretary defied all expert reporting, saying "we know exactly what we have. We have plenty of what we need."

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2 hearings, 0 justification for a $1.5 trillion military budget

What was most surprising about today's Hegseth-Caine congressional hearings was perhaps what was missing: a real enemy.

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Lowballing? Critics balk at military's $25 billion cost estimate of war

Members and others reacting to testimony before Congress note that this comes in way lower most independent measures

Senate kills effort to stop Trump war against Cuba
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Senate kills effort to stop Trump war against Cuba

By 51-47 vote, Senate blocks debate due to 'U.S. troops not being engaged in hostilities,' despite ongoing blockade.

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GOP senators want to give Trump official blessing for Iran war

A vote for an Authorization for Military Force would put lawmakers on record backing a conflict they’ve largely supported indirectly

These 100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists
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These 100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

Many of them use their access to Washington to work for authoritarian states that want to influence our foreign policy