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SASC Republicans gripe about spotty Pentagon communication - Roll Call

Republicans on a Senate panel repeatedly voiced frustration with a lack of information coming from the Pentagon at a hearing Tuesday.

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WH: Venezuela strikes fall short of triggering legal limits - Roll Call

Administration says attacks on alleged drug smugglers don't rise to the level of hostilities that require congressional approval.

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SASC leaders press DOD for legal justification of boat strikes - Roll Call

Defense panel’s top Republican and Democrat release letters previously sent to Defense secretary requesting details and legal rationale.

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On Ukraine, European leaders and top senators are in sync - Roll Call

Senators who hope to pass a package of Russia-related bills soon are hoping to leverage gathering momentum in both Washington and Europe.

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Senate passes NDAA after securing amendments deal - Roll Call

Senate passage of the annual defense policy bill paves the way for the chamber to formally negotiate with the House on a compromise version.

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Back from recess, Senate turns to defense while House looks to get back to business - Roll Call

The House and Senate are back from the August recess Tuesday with no shortage of work to do this week, let alone the month of September.

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Taiwan has ‘right to remain free’, US senator says in visit criticised by China

Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer meet island’s president in Taipei as Beijing says trip sends ‘gravely wrong signal’

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Taiwan Has 'Absolute Right To Remain Free,' Says Roger Wicker As Trump Recalls Xi Jinping Assured No Invasion

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday that the island has an absolute right to remain free and preserve self-determination.

Benzinga

China criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty

Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides

The Independent UK

Taiwan has right to ‘preserve self-determination’, US senator says

Roger Wicker, head of powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, says in Taipei that trip is focused on security ties.

Al Jazeera

US senator plans trip to Taiwan as Trump’s interest in island cools: Report

Report says US Senator Roger Wicker may visit Taiwan after President William Lai Ching-te cancelled Latin America trip.

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Senate NDAA would hike defense spending by $32 billion - Roll Call

The Senate’s defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought.

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In the Spotlight: Roger Wicker - Roll Call

Wicker rejects the notion that Trump’s proposed $1 trillion fiscal 2026 defense budget will be enough to enhance U.S. military capabilities.

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‘They’re waiting for me to decide’: Trump allies plot end-run around reluctant president as Senate readies overwhelming Putin sanctions vote

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Republican senators question cost of Army’s parade spectacle set for Trump’s birthday

The parade is estimated to cost between $25 million and $40 million.

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Defense budget increase hinges on reconciliation success - Roll Call

The White House made official Friday that President Donald Trump wants the first ever $1 trillion defense budget.

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Senator criticises Pentagon officials on alleged US troop drawdown in Europe

While there has been no official announcement about any reduction in US military numbers in Europe, President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants NATO to do more to defend its own region.

International Business Times

Top US Senators Demand Probe Into Chat Scandal

Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump's White House.

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Senators demand Pentagon investigates Signal leak scandal in bipartisan letter

Top Republican and Democrat on Senate armed services committee urge inspector general to launch inquiry

The Independent UK

Team Trump picks a fight over the Signal chat. Republicans play ignorant

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Republicans who risked their credibility to get Fox News host Pete Hegseth over the finish line now have to deal with the fallout from the Signal scandal, Eric Garcia writes

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Bipartisan chorus seeks probes after Signal group chat incident - Roll Call

Senators from both parties were poised to formally request probes into senior officials’ use of Signal to discuss a military operation.

The Guardian - US

Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – as it happened

Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikes

Al Jazeera

How Republicans and Democrats are reacting to the Yemen war plans leak

US Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says leak is among the ‘most stunning’ intelligence breaches he has seen.

International Business Times

GOP Leaders Decry Report On Trump's Plan To Shake Up Pentagon Command, Possibly Affecting NATO Role

Two key Republican leaders have expressed opposition to reported plans by the Trump administration to potentially implement massive reorganization of Pentagon combatant commands, as well as the possible withdrawal from Washington's role of SACEUR in the NATO.

International Business Times

US Shipbuilders, A Shadow Of What They Were, Welcome Trump's Support

Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the US since the end of the Cold War but some in the industry now hope for a revival of the sector, as was promised last week by President Donald Trump.

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