by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 17, 2014 | Politics
Senate GOP leaders announced assignments to the powerful Armed Services Committee in the next Congress, filling the panel with five freshman senators, many with military service. The GOP freshmen joining the panel include Sens.-elect Tom Cotton (Ark.), Joni Ernst...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 3, 2014 | Legislative, Politics
By COLIN CLARK on December 02, 2014 at 4:31 PM CAPITOL HILL: If you want to get some idea just how hard it will be to reduce the yearly increases in pay and benefits that have marked the last 13 years, look at the new defense policy bill out today. The senior...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 3, 2014 | Legislative, Politics
WASHINGTON — A plan is emerging on Capitol Hill to avoid a government shutdown while also passing a full 2015 Pentagon spending measure, and a key senator is on board. Republican lawmakers trickled out of a morning caucus meeting in the Capitol basement and signaled...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 27, 2014 | Politics
Representative Tim Walz Update (EANGUS) Last week was a very up and down week for Representative Tim Walz (D-MN). Representative Walz, the highest-ranking enlisted member to ever serve in Congress, launched an unsuccessful bid to become the next Ranking Member of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 25, 2014 | Politics
(Politico) As President Barack Obama searches for his fourth defense secretary in six years, Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday only confirms the perception of how tightly the White House controls the most important national security decision making.
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 22, 2014 | Legislative, National Guard, Politics
(The Hill) A day after Rep. Tim Walz (Minn.) had his hopes of becoming the top Democrat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee dashed, he says he is in talks with Democratic leaders to join the powerful House Armed Services Committee in the 114th...
