Joe Gould
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.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Can the US track how its weapons are used in Yemen? Elizabeth Warren wants to know.
A top Democratic senator wants to know why the U.S. isn't doing a better job of overseeing attacks using American weapons in Yemen.
US Senate’s top Republican likens Russia to ‘old Soviet Union’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised enactment of the new annual defense policy law and put his differences with President Trump regarding Russia on display.
Trump signals he may ignore Russia provisions in defense bill he just signed
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement he reserves the right to ignore the defense authorization law’s ban on U.S. recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, among 50 other provisions.
Space Force and midterms share stage as Trump signs Pentagon policy bill
President Donald Trump signed the annual defense policy bill at the Army’s Fort Drum, turning the $716 billion budget package into law.
Space Force ‘not the way to go,’ says key Democrat
The White House’s push to create a new armed service for space has a powerful opponent.
Think Space Force is a joke? Here are four major space threats to take seriously
While the merits of a new military organization dedicated to space are debatable, U.S. national security space systems are vulnerable to a wide array of threats.
Trump’s arms sales nominee bogged down by 3D gun debate
A State Department nomination that should have been a victory lap for the Trump administration’s efforts to boost U.S. arms sales abroad instead has become caught up in a separate domestic controversy.
Trump brings back Iran sanctions after exiting nuclear deal
The Trump administration says it is reactivating economic sanctions on Iran that were lifted as part of the landmark multinational nuclear accord — a tough move that may nonetheless leave the U.S. more isolated.
Bipartisan bill would block Trump from quitting NATO without Senate’s OK
The bills are the latest moves by Congress to reaffirm support for NATO in the wake of Trump’s polarizing performance at a NATO summit in Brussels.
