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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

Senate again fails to block weapons to Israel
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Senate again fails to block weapons to Israel

But pair of votes got strong majority of Democrats on board, which some are calling an ‘historic’ turning point for Tel Aviv’s blank check.

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White House requests $1.5 trillion defense budget

The proposal banks on Republicans’ risky reconciliation gambit