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A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal
Welcome to Blue Light News’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal House Republicans have released legislation that would increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion, pushing the total defense budget in FY-25 to more than $1 trillion if passed…
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Rep. Stephen Lynch said he will seek to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after ranking member Gerry Connolly suddenly announced Monday he would step aside. The Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview Connolly promised he would endorse Lynch’s bid for the committee’s leadership position and encouraged him to pursue it…
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Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said Monday he won’t advance two of President Donald Trump’s U.S. attorney picks after they ran into opposition from one of their home-state senators. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier this month he would not return his blue slip for Jay Clayton’s nomination to serve as U.S…
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Rep. Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will step down from his leadership post on the panel and not run for reelection. The Virginia Democrat, whose constituency includes many federal workers, cited the return of his esophageal cancer — first diagnosed in late 2024 — as the reason for his planned departure…
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