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December 8, 2022
Matt Ford
The Latest NDAA Has Sparked an Unexpected Debate Over Judicial Security and the First Amendment
The just-passed defense spending bill includes provisions designed to protect judges from violence. But legal journalists say these measures infringe on their rights.
December 7, 2022
Prem Thakker
Manchin’s Last-Ditch Attempt to Save His Pipeline Deal is Unlikely to Work
Senator Joe Manchin isn’t giving up on his fight for permitting reform, even after it was removed from the annual defense spending bill.
December 14, 2021
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Jason Colavito
Congress Is About to Send the Pentagon on a Wild Flying-Saucer Chase
The long lobbying campaign of a handful of UFO obsessives and crank pseudoscientists is finally paying off.
December 9, 2021
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Alex Shephard
Why Doesn’t the Pentagon Ever Get Asked, “But How Will You Pay for It?”
The press has relentlessly debated the costs of the Build Back Better Act. But the Defense Department is getting $768 billion for Christmas with nary a peep.
November 16, 2021
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Grace Segers
No War, No Problem: Senate Prepares to Shovel Another Pile of Money at the Pentagon
With Build Back Better on ice, the upper body is moving forward with its regular round of defense spending.
September 1, 2021
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Grace Segers
Washington’s Addiction to Defense Spending Will Outlast Afghanistan
The House Armed Services Committee is marking up the latest NDAA, which will be packed with more than $700 billion in new spending.
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