Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an advocate of reining in America’s military budget and commitments around the globe, has taken the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency.
The Pentagon announced it will bill Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $331 million after undercharging the two countries for U.S. aerial refueling of their aircraft in the Yemen civil war.
As the Trump administration pulls back America’s military presence in Africa, it’s calling for more African regional security organizations to step up, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Thursday.
The U.S. Senate is poised to make a historic rebuke of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy after voting Wednesday to advance a resolution to halt American military support for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.
A day after President Trump threatened to have the military build his border wall with Mexico, a Democratic lawmaker is threatening to block such a move — with Republican help.
Key Democrats are laughing off reports that President Trump reversed course on his defense spending plans and now wants a dramatic boost in the military budget next fiscal year.