Washington Politics
Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists
Expanding a controversial budgeting practice that is already being abused to hike military spending is folly
August 06, 2024
federal budget
Europe
Republican lawmakers to Biden: no more 'unrestrained aid' to Ukraine
Sens. Lee, Paul, and Vance lead the charge, saying they'll oppose aid until there's a clear diplomatic plan for ending the war.
April 20, 2023
Military Industrial Complex
Biden's new whopping $886B defense budget request
Likely Ukraine add-ons and congressional increases could lead to the first $1 trillion package ever. This is madness.
March 10, 2023
Europe
New Ukraine aid is a go — and it's more than most states get in a year
Congress just passed a $45 billion assistance package for Kyiv on the way out the door for the holidays. We put this spending into context.
December 24, 2022
Washington Politics
'Poison parity': hawks demand equal boosts for non-defense and military spending
Beware of another year in which politics wins over strategy and the security budget is bloated in all the wrong places.
March 31, 2021
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