Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing Should the vice president’s residence be moved to Kansas City to ensure the U.S. government can function after a nuclear strike? Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022
Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing - Roll Call Doomsday queries at a Senate hearing reflect heightened level of alarm after China, Russia devise new delivery systems. Roll Call · Sep 20, 2022
Drought disaster declared; city restricts outdoor irrigation Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in Rhode Island The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Senate NDAA has $13 billion extra for defense inflation - Roll Call The Senate Armed Services Committee recommended $45 billion more for national defense in fiscal 2023 than President Joe Biden requested. Roll Call · Jul 18, 2022
Senate Armed Services panel goes big with new defense budget - Roll Call The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed a roughly 10 percent increase in national security funding for fiscal 2023. Roll Call · Jun 16, 2022
Staffers got raises in the House. Now it’s the Senate’s turn, says Schatz WASHINGTON — Sen. Brian Schatz doesn’t want the Senate to get left behind after a year of House action aimed at improving staff retention. Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022
Staffers got raises in the House. Now it’s the Senate’s turn, says Schatz - Roll Call “You shouldn’t already have to be wealthy in order to serve here,” Hawaii Democrat says as he leads a push for bigger office budgets. Roll Call · Jun 16, 2022
Ukraine looms over the US general charged with leading NATO - Roll Call The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Christopher Cavoli, Biden's pick to be the U.S. general at NATO. Roll Call · May 26, 2022
Dispute over oversight is at heart of Senate’s Ukraine aid delay WASHINGTON — To many observers on Capitol Hill and in foreign aid circles, Sen. Rand Paul’s lonely opposition to swift passage of a $40 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine is nothing new. The Kentucky Republican has a well-known penchant for spending hawkishness mixed with dovishness… Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
Dispute over oversight is at heart of Senate's Ukraine aid delay - Roll Call The drama surrounding Sen. Rand Paul’s blocking of the Ukraine aid bill masks a divide over who will be the government spending watchdog. Roll Call · May 18, 2022
Afghanistan’s fall was inevitable once U.S. left, watchdog finds - Roll Call The watchdog overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction issued a scathing report criticizing government planning before the U.S. withdrawal. Roll Call · May 18, 2022
Lawmakers fret over dwindling Javelin supply Several lawmakers are calling on Biden to trigger the Defense Production Act amid conflict in Ukraine. Axios · Apr 29, 2022