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Democrats blast Esper firing as national security risk
Congressional Democrats have unloaded on President Trump for abruptly firing Defense Secretary Esper.
By Joe Gould
Latest "Steny Hoyer" stories
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Veterans unemployment flat for September as national rate declines
Labor officials said 6.4 percent of veterans seeking work last month were unsuccessful, almost double what the number was in early 2020.
House passes largest VA budget ever, but partisan fights threaten its future
Lawmakers on Friday approved about $241 billion in VA spending along a party-line vote.
Pentagon finally gets its 2020 budget from Congress
Trump expected to sign FY20 defense spending.
By Joe Gould
Defense policy deal creates Space Force, sidesteps border wall controversy
Lawmakers involved in annual defense authorization negotiations finalized a sweeping deal late Monday.
By Joe Gould
Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?
President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.
By Joe Gould