Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Military issues largely MIA on the campaign trail
Unlike past election cycles, national security has taken a minor role in the contentious November elections.
Democrats demand answers about Trump plans to drop nuke treaty with Russia
U.S. lawmakers fear the Trump administration will exit treaties and fuel a nuclear arms race.
US House bill would close door on Saudi arms sales
A bipartisan group of 21 House lawmakers have introduced a bill to immediately stop all military sales and aid to Saudi Arabia’s government.
The military could see big changes if Democrats win control of Congress
As polls show the possibility of significant Democratic wins in the midterms, military advocates may soon have to grapple with the possibility of a politically divided government.
Which key defense lawmakers are up for election this year?
See our searchable graphic for the 60 lawmakers on the armed services committees who will be on the ballot this fall.
Seeing red: US deficit jumps to $779 billion, adding budget pressure
Rising deficit spending threatens to add downward pressure on future defense budgets.
Will Congress really cancel US-Saudi arms deals? It’s complicated, but let us explain
Everything you wanted to know about U.S.-Saudi arms sales and the politics around them, but were afraid to ask.
Pastor freed in US-Turkey row that snared F-35 program
A Turkish-American diplomatic dispute that entangled the F-35 fighter aircraft program appears one step closer to resolution, but tensions between the two NATO allies remain over a host of issues.
Trump doubles down: He’s not stopping Saudi arms sales
Lawmakers were discussing various tracks to punish Saudi Arabia over a journalist's disappearance, but there's one track Trump's rejected twice already.
