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Defense authorization act would boost military spending, but can it be sustained?
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Renata Sago
Aug 13, 2018
President Donald Trump heads to upstate New York on Monday to sign one of the largest military budgets in the nation’s history. The $716 billion John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act pours money into pay, training and equipment maintenance, among other things. But some point out it adds to the fast-rising federal deficit and […]
After Niger, counting up the military's far flung missions
Oct 25, 2017
Some lawmakers want to revisit the way we authorize the use of military force around the world.