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Biden threatens to sink House GOP defense bill |
The White House issued a veto threat against the House defense appropriations bill as Congress returns to Washington this week to work on a compromise bill. |
The White House on Monday issued a statement saying it "strongly opposes" the House version of the Pentagon's spending bill for fiscal year 2024, saying that President Biden would veto it if it reached his desk. The administration outlined that when Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) negotiated a debt limit deal in May, the agreement "held spending for non-defense programs roughly flat with FY 2023 levels, a compromise that protected vital programs Americans rely on from draconian cuts House Republicans proposed." This bill, the statement said, cuts domestic spending below the agreement and the White House accused Republicans of "wasting time with partisan bills." The release also points to the administration's opposition to the House bill's provisions on reproductive health care, the LGBTQ community and marriage equity, climate change initiatives, and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The House in July passed its legislation, which sets an $886 billion budget for the nation's armed forces in fiscal year 2024, an amount on par with Biden's defense spending request. However, it was loaded up with conservative amendments regarding so-called "culture war" issues. The White House expressed its opposition to the bill at the time. The Democrat-controlled Senate then passed its own version of the annual defense bill, also with the topline figure of $886 billion. The House and Senate are now tasked with hammering out a compromise bill. Read the full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & National Security newsletter, I'm Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. |
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Monday led Senate Republican critics in panning the Biden administration's decision to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange for the release of five American detainees, calling the move "shameful."
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Ukraine says its forces have captured gas and oil drilling platforms off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea, reclaiming a strategic surveillance site from Russian forces years after Moscow first seized them from Ukraine. Videos of the raid on the oil and gas platforms, known as Bokyo Towers, circulated on the internet Monday. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence agency shared images and documentary footage of Ukrainian soldiers … |
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley on Sunday said Ukrainian troops are making “steady progress” in the counteroffensive against Russia but are running out of time to achieve key objectives. “There’s still a reasonable amount of time, probably about 30 to 45 days’ worth of fighting weather left, so the Ukrainians aren’t done,” Milley told the BBC on Sunday. “And then … |
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday his country "waited too long" to launch its counteroffensive against Russia, indicating that Kyiv’s Western allies kept it waiting with weapons deliveries. When asked by CNN's Fareed Zakaria how the long-awaited counteroffensive was going, Zelensky said the country remains focused on the end result, which is regaining their territory from Russia. He said that Russia had … |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Pentagon acquisition lead William LaPlante, U.S. Strategic Command head Gen. Anthony Cotton and other defense officials will speak at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference, beginning at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday.
- The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Gen. David Allvin to be chief of staff of the Air Force at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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22 years later, teachers reflect on how 9/11 is remembered in the classroom |
More than two decades after Sept. 11, 2001, educators who watched the terror attacks unfold live on TV see slow changes in how the tragic day is honored in classrooms. Teachers are forced to walk a fine line, facing the emotions from a day that no one in their generation will forget while educating … |
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- A House Homeland Security subcommittee will hold a field hearing on "Evolving Threats: Security and Safety in a Post-9/11 World" at 9:15 a.m.
- The Stimson Center will have a virtual discussion on "U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan," with Tom West, U.S. special representative and deputy assistant secretary of state for Afghanistan, at 1 p.m.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies will hold a talk on "Next War Online: Using Cyber Games to Understand Emerging Threats" at 1 p.m.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- 'Hundreds' of service members are being solicited by China for insider info, Air Force says (Military.com)
- In Ukraine, a US arms dealer is making a fortune and testing limits (The New York Times)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former President Trump on Monday formally demanded the recusal of the federal judge overseeing his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, D.C. … Read more |
| Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) comments that he would appoint a Black woman to be Sen. Dianne Feinstein's … Read more |
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