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.
Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military funding, with a focus on great power competition with Russia and China.
Trump signs budget deal, ending government shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed a budget deal passed by both chambers of Congress, ending the surprise overnight government shutdown.
Rand Paul blocking bill to avert a government shutdown
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Thursday said he was holding up legislation Congress needs to pass by midnight to avert a government shutdown.
Senate poised to pass budget deal with $1.4T for Pentagon; fight shifts to House
The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a bipartisan two-year spending legislation that hands a massive boost to the Pentagon, but its path through the House was cloudy Thursday.
Senate reaches budget deal with huge defense boost
Senate lawmakers have reached a two-year deal that would set defense spending at $700 billion for 2018 and $716 billion for 2019.
Math doesn’t add up for budget to support Trump military buildup
President Trump’s military buildup goals would face hash headwinds from a ballooning deficit and debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Democratic lawmakers: Trump lacks legal authority for North Korea ‘bloody nose’ strike
Eighteen Senate Democrats are warning President Donald Trump he lacks the legal authority to preemptively strike North Korea.
Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?
President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.
Congressional hawks want straight talk on military readiness problems
In the wake of press reports about ground units that could not deploy, aircraft that could not fly and ships that were wearing out, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cautioned military leaders about publicly telegraphing readiness shortfalls.
