Briana Reilly

RT @marksatter: GOP defense hawks are flaming Trump's defense budget request, which would bring military spending to $1 trillion in fiscal…

OMB director defends fiscal 2026 DOD topline request amid attacks from GOP natsec hawks that the budget is inadequate because the included spending hike hinges on passage of Pentagon reconciliation funding.

Russ Vought @russvought

The President wants to increase defense spending to $1 trillion, a 13% increase to keep our country secure. This budget provides that level while ensuring that only Republican-votes are needed by using reconciliation to secure those increases without Democrats insisting on

RT @meridithmcgraw: New: Trump to Propose Slashing $163 Billion in Government Programs in Budget Blueprint https://t.co/Y2sOYZQX1W

RT @marksatter: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told reporters just now it’s Hegseth who should have been axed. “The person who really…

RT @JenniferJJacobs: BREAKING: National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts, multiple source…

RT @LeoShane: Big news -- House Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate possible criminal…

Five Dems joined with their Republican counterparts to advance the $150 billion defense reconciliation bill out of the House Armed Services Committee on a 35-21 vote: Davis, Golden, Whitesides, Vasquez and Vindman.

The effort mirrors Republican initiatives from last Congress that sought to reduce certain Defense Department officials' pay to $1 a year — including former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Connor O'Brien @connorobrienNH

House Armed Services Dems’ amendment to cut Pete Hegseth’s pay to $1 https://t.co/Xf1srJq0Dn

RT @johnmdonnelly: NEW: The $150 billion Armed Services Committees plan for budget reconciliation would provide billions for the first spac…

RT @JenGriffinFNC: DAY 40 of US CENTCOM bombing the Houthis. NEW - Fox Exclusive: Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Hout…

RT @audrey_decker9: Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet says they won't protest the NGAD decision. Taiclet says they will focus on taking tech from NG…

RT @phildstewart: Scoop! Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave for…

Rogers out with a statement about a DOD IG report that has yet to be released publicly on the SPACECOM basing decision. At Rogers' behest, IG is investigating "the roles and processes of DOD leadership prior to the decision to base" SPACECOM in Colorado. GAO is also reviewing.

Armed Services GOP @HASCRepublicans

From Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL - “The Inspector General’s report confirms that the Trump Administration was correct in selecting Huntsville, AL, as the site for SPACECOM Headquarters, and reveals an astounding lack of transparency and accountability by the Biden Administration.

RT @SenatePress: By a vote of 60-25, the Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General for appointment as Chairman of the…

Trump signed an executive order Wednesday designed to bolster domestic shipbuilding, but leading lawmakers have warned that implementing the new directive — and effectively boosting the industrial base — would require a government-wide commitment. https://t.co/SiHOI3aTTe

Senate votes 54-45 to confirm Elbridge Colby as the Pentagon's policy chief, with three Dems (Kelly, Reed and Slotkin) joining Republicans in supporting him. McConnell voted against.

RT @connorobrienNH: Thompson's answer doesn't sit well with Rogers. "I think the ranking member and I have made it very clear....you shoul…