Tag: defense spending
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Senate passes sweeping defense bill, pushes for boat strike video
The Senate gave final passage to an annual military policy bill Wednesday that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as…
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Colorado senators split on vote to block Trump on military base project cuts to fund border barrier
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a measure that would block President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to raid the budget for construction projects on military bases as a way to pay for building his fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats to rebuke the president on a 54-41 vote.…
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Colorado senators split on vote to block Trump on military base project cuts to fund border barrier
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a measure that would block President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to raid the budget for construction projects on military bases as a way to pay for building his fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Eleven Republicans voted…
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Don’t count Bennet out yet: He’s opening presidential HQ Tuesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Call Michael Bennet an optimist. While many — OK, practically everybody — in the chattering class give the U.S. senator from Colorado little chance of bouncing to the top of the presidential heap for Democrats hoping to take on Donald Trump, Bennet’s campaign sounded as if it…
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Don’t count Bennet out yet: He’s opening presidential HQ Tuesday
Call Michael Bennet an optimist. While many — OK, practically everybody — in the chattering class give the U.S. senator from Colorado little chance of bouncing to the top of the presidential heap for Democrats hoping to take on Donald Trump, Bennet’s campaign sounded as if it was just getting started Friday. Bennet for America announced it…