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.
Space Corps is out in House version of defense policy bill
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to approve a $700 billion defense authorization plan for fiscal 2018 that rejects a proposed military service focused on space.
US lawmakers begin wrangling over annual defense policy bill
The U.S. House and Senate conferees on a massive 2018 defense authorization bill are launching negotiations between the chambers’ competing bills.
US lawmakers seek vote to abandon Saudi-led war in Yemen
A bipartisan quartet of House lawmakers is wrangling with the chamber’s leadership for a floor vote to withdraw U.S. military support for Saudi involvement in Yemen’s civil war.
Schumer: It’s time for Congress to re-examine war authorizations
The Senate’s top Democrat says he favors a re-examination of the country’s war authorization amid controversy surrounding the deaths of four U.S. troops in Niger.
Boiling point: McCain frustrations with Mattis, McMaster go public
Simmering tension between Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and the Trump administration’s national security team over information sharing, the defense budget and Pentagon appointments boiled into public view last week.
US Senate passes 2018 budget to tee up tax reform
Republicans, heading into midterm elections, crave a legislative win after the collapse of their healthcare reform efforts.
Mattis: No answers yet on Niger attack
Lawmakers suggest subpoena may be necessary to get facts behind attack that killed four service members.
McCain says he is on the rocks with Mattis and McMaster
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain on Tuesday painted a dire picture of his relationship with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.
Pentagon says Iraqi train-and-equip mission could end if attacks on Kurds continue
The U.S. may consider ceasing its massive train-and-equip program of Iraqi forces if they continue an offensive against Iraqi Kurds in Kirkuk, the Pentagon said Monday.
