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WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican, sources tell CQ…

Was it retribution or magnanimity? Accounts differ on Missouri Republican Josh Hawley's departure from the desirable Armed Services panel.

Republicans targeted several Democratic House members first elected in 2018 with national security backgrounds, but most survived tough races.

Membership of key defense committees will change with Tuesday's midterm election, adding to the substantial turnover from retirements.

The annual defense policy bill has attracted hundreds of proposed amendments, touching on health care, immigration, intelligence and more.

Pentagon IG report finds more than one-third of private landlords on U.S. military bases are not guaranteeing tenants legal rights.

Doomsday queries at a Senate hearing reflect heightened level of alarm after China, Russia devise new delivery systems.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s new defense spending bill would add $4 billion to the Navy budget — money the Navy did not seek and much of which the Armed Services and House Appropriations panels did not approve — for warships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators.

The Senate Armed Services Committee recommended $45 billion more for national defense in fiscal 2023 than President Joe Biden requested.