List of U.S. Congress articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Carter, Not Hagel, to Brief the Defense Budget on Capitol Hill
The next defense secretary will hit the ground running, defending the Pentagon's 2016 budget request in front of Congress.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bibi’s Churchill Moment
The Israeli prime minister is about to make history by addressing Congress for the third time. The only other foreign leader to do that? Winston Churchill.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New HASC chairman’s game plan
Best Defense's congressional correspondent outlines the House Armed Services Committee's plans for 2015 and beyond.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Opportunity Obama Missed in the State of the Union
President Obama’s address showed he just isn’t that interested in governing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 From Squeal to Appeal: GOP Taps First Female Iraq Vet-Turned-Senator for State of the Union Rebuttal
A rising star in the GOP, Joni Ernst is expected to serve as a kingmaker in the 2016 elections.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Terrorism Risk Insurance Gets 6 More Years
New Congress picks up where last one left off.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Gives Iraq a Fresh Batch of MRAPs in Hopes It Won’t Lose Them
After shooting down several MRAPs stolen by the Islamic State, the United States is sending Iraq some more.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Comes After the Islamic State Is Defeated?
Eleven years and billions of dollars later, American troops are once again in Iraq, after having withdrawn in 2011. This time, they better plan on staying for the long haul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Republican Congress To Set Sights on Energy, Environment
A GOP-led Senate will give congressional Republicans a chance to tick off their bucket list, starting with Keystone XL. But undoing Obama’s green legacy will likely prove a lot harder.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Best Worst Quotes of 2014
The top 20 bloviations, lies, and just plain dumb lines from U.S. government officials and politicians this year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Insuring Against Terrorism, Without the Training Wheels
The federal backstop for the market expires Dec. 31.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress Gives Pakistan 300 Million New Reasons to Fight Terror
Islamabad swears it's committed to the anti-terrorism fight, but U.S. lawmakers want to see more proof before they sign over $300 million in new aid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Fears New Iraqi Prime Minister Isn’t Serious About Sunni Outreach
Washington believed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi would get serious about recruiting Sunni tribes to fight the Islamic State. Now it's not so sure.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress’s Defense Spending Is Nothing More Than a Shell Game
And with the new appropriations bill it might just get away it.
