Policy
How the DHS Standoff Ended, Avoiding Security Shutdown
Enough Republicans finally dropped their protest of Obama's immigration policies to pass a bill funding the Homeland Security Department for the fiscal year.
Policy
Clock Ticking For Congress To Produce NSA Surveillance Reform
Core provisions of the post-9/11 Patriot Act expire on June 1, including the legal authority needed to carry out mass surveillance of domestic metadata.
Policy
House Passes Bill Allowing VA Secretary To Claw Back Bonuses
The measure gives the VA secretary yet another tool to punish employees committing misconduct.
Policy
After Netanyahu, Senate GOP Move on Iran Bill Defies White House Veto Threat
Forget Bibi’s speech. Senate Republicans defied the White House on Iran by moving forward with a bill that goes farther than Bibi ever could.
Policy
Dempsey Says It’s Time To 'Absolutely Consider' Arming Ukraine
For the first time, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says the U.S. should consider giving lethal aid to Ukraine.
Policy
Here's What Netanyahu Told Congress
The Israeli Prime Minister implored to a joint session of Congress that 'we are better off' without a nuclear deal with Iran.
Policy
Congress Delays Homeland Security Shutdown Through Friday
The House and Senate is set to tackle funding once more for the Department of Homeland Security as well as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit this week.
Threats
The Damage Netanyahu Is Doing to the US-Israel Relationship
The Israeli prime minister seems willing set relations with Washington on fire in order to save his political career.
Threats
Clapper Says People in Mosul May Be Getting Sick of ISIS
The nation’s top spy offered a bleak assessment of the nation’s threats.
Policy
Obama’s ISIS War Leaders Unclear on Proposed War Power’s Limits
Obama’s war leaders all have different definitions for his AUMF. But they want lawmakers to pass it anyway.
Policy
Kerry Presses Congress for More Power and Money To Fight ISIS
With ‘no military solution’ echoing in Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry tells Congress to put the money where his mouth is: into the non-military efforts to defeat the Islamic State.
Policy
How America's History 'At War' Shapes the Battle Against ISIS
Considering America's history of declaring war, the Obama administration has taken a remarkable step forward by proposing a new authorization with a time limit.
Policy
Bob Corker’s War
How a soft-spoken southern senator who built shopping centers became one of the most important figures in the war against the Islamic State.
Policy
The Debate About ISIS War Powers Means Trouble for Rand Paul
The Republican senator is national security outlier in his party, and that could come back to haunt him in 2016.
Business
Lawmakers Get Lost in the Math of Reforming Military Benefits
The business of reforming the military's compensation system got very confused very quickly during a Wednesday House Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
Threats
Top Afghanistan Commander Pushes for Flexibility in Troop Drawdown
Sen. John McCain implores the Gen. John Campbell to ask president to rethink plan.
Ideas
Reform Pentagon Acquisition By Slowing Down the F-35
John McCain and Ash Carter want real acquisition reform? Great, they can start by slowing – or stopping – the F-35.
Policy
Obama’s ISIS War Powers Request Has Few Limits on Who, Where, How
President Obama’s requested authorization for the use of force against ISIS has few limits on how, where, and whom the fight is against.
Policy
Ash Carter Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to send on Ash Carter’s nomination for a full vote. Lawmakers want him in the Pentagon by week’s end.
Policy