HASC chair ‘optimistic’ FY27 budget request coming in March
The head of the House Armed Services Committee discusses next steps for the fiscal 2027 defense budget and Trump's missile defense vision.
How Mike Rogers wants to hit $1.5 trillion for defense
This week on the Congressional Roundup: The head of the House Armed Services Committee lays out a path to a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Here’s the state of play on defense appropriations
This week on the Congressional Roundup: The House decides whether the government opens up or settles in for another long shutdown.
Here’s what Hill appropriators want the Pentagon to buy with $839 billion in 2026
This week on the Congressional Roundup: Dig into where lawmakers diverged from the Trump administration in the defense appropriations bill.
How the Venezuela operation could affect Pentagon budgets
The latest episode of the Congressional Roundup explores how US defense spending could evolve in the wake of Maduro's ouster.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon criticizes Hegseth, new National Security Strategy
The strategy runs counter to voters' support of NATO and Europe, the retired Air Force brigadier general argues on this episode of The Congressional Roundup.
Rep. Adam Smith criticizes National Security Strategy, Golden Dome uncertainty
The House Armed Services Committee's top Democrat says the NSS is an "unprincipled" plan with an outdated view of the world.
Congress voted to reopen the government. What does that mean for defense?
Now that the government has opened back up, there's 11 weeks to get things done before Congress tries to pass a FY26 budget again.
An inside look at the Hill during a historic government shutdown
Breaking Defense's Daniel Woolfolk goes inside an eerily quiet Capitol building as the shutdown drags on.
The Pentagon has new rules about sharing info with Congress
The Pentagon is changing how it communicates with Congress, and Valerie Insinna is here to walk you through what you need to know.
What is SBIR? Four things to know about industry funding now frozen in Congress [VIDEO]
The Small Business Innovation Research program is in trouble, and Valerie Insinna is here to walk you through what you need to know.
Is it time to bet on a government shutdown? [Video]
In the latest edition of the Congressional Roundup, Aaron Mehta walks you through the state of play around a government shutdown.
Rep. Ken Calvert on Golden Dome and the ‘Department of War’ renaming [Video]
Watch the second part of Breaking Defense's one-on-one interview with the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Rep. Ken Calvert on his plan to avoid a shutdown and the FY26 budget path [Video]
Watch Breaking Defense's one-on-one interview with the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.