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Republican lawmakers to Biden: no more 'unrestrained aid' to Ukraine
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.

Biden's new whopping $886B defense budget request
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.

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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.

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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.