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Biden unveils $842 billion defense budget request for next year [ad_1] The Pentagon is seen in Virginia. (Online News 72h Photo/Charles Dharapak) Biden unveils $842 billion defense budget request for next year Mike Brest March 09, 01:46 PM March 09, 01:46 PM Video Embed The Biden administration is requesting $842 billion in its new defense budget request for fiscal 2024, which continues the trend of it increasing from year to year. President Joe Biden's request this year is $26 billion more than the enacte...

Biden to sign NDAA ending military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week [ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Online News 72h Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Biden to sign NDAA ending military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week Mike Brest December 19, 04:22 PM December 19, 04:22 PM Video Embed President Joe Biden will sign the National Defense Authorization Act "this week," ...

Senate votes against reinstating troops kicked out over COVID-19 vaccine mandate [ad_1] Capitol Hill from Pennsylvania Avenue (iStock) Senate votes against reinstating troops kicked out over COVID-19 vaccine mandate Mike Brest December 15, 07:11 PM December 15, 07:11 PM Video Embed The U.S. Senate voted 54 to 40 against a measure that would require the Department of Defense reinstate service members who had been separated from the armed forces for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine. Lawmakers voted on th...

Defense bill mandates quarterly reports to Congress on US-Mexico border mission [ad_1] Migrant families cross the Rio Grande to get illegally across the border into the United States, to turn themselves in to authorities and ask for asylum, next to the Paso del Norte international bridge, near El Paso, Texas. (Online News 72h Photo/Christian Torrez) Defense bill mandates quarterly reports to Congress on US-Mexico border mission Mike Brest December 14, 06:08 PM December 14, 06:08 PM Video Embed A provision of the ...

The winners and losers of Congress's NDAA fight [ad_1] West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) The winners and losers of Congress's NDAA fight Sarah Westwood December 07, 05:58 PM December 07, 06:18 PM Video Embed After weeks of wrangling, lawmakers finally released a draft of the yearly defense spending bill on Tuesday night as they race to wrap up legislative business by the time Congress breaks for the holidays. The National Defense Authorization Act breaks d...

House poised to end Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in latest NDAA [ad_1] A male soldier holds his partner's hand. (iStock) House poised to end Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in latest NDAA Mike Brest December 06, 11:32 AM December 06, 11:35 AM Video Embed The House of Representatives has come to an agreement to put language in the annual defense funding bill that would end the Pentagon’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for service members against President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’...

Republicans push to end military vaccine mandate through annual defense bill [ad_1] The Pentagon is asking Congress for permission to do another round of base closures in 2019. (iStock Photo) (iStock) Republicans push to end military vaccine mandate through annual defense bill Sarah Westwood December 04, 05:00 AM December 04, 05:00 AM Video Embed Calls to repeal the military’s vaccine mandate through a must-pass defense spending bill are picking up steam despite Democrats’ resistance to changing the requirements. ...