Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts As the F-35 fighter comes under Pentagon review for potential cuts, bipartisan groups of lawmakers are calling to continue high levels of spending on the troubled $1.7 trillion program.
Blue Dog Rep Jim Cooper Gets Progressive Primary Challenger The Nashville Democrat, chair of the House subcommittee overseeing nuclear weapons programs, received max contributions last cycle from the PACs of several top defense contractors.
Military Equipment Transfers to Police Have Picked Back Up After dipping in the back three quarters of 2020 amid a nationwide focus on policing, the transfer of military weapons and equipment to civilian police has picked back up in the first quarter of 2021.
House Progressives Ask Biden to Significantly Cut the Pentagon Budget Over 50 members of Congress are calling on President Biden to "significantly" cut military spending in next year's budget and invest in pandemic recovery and priorities like health care.
The World’s Most Expensive Weapon Has Flopped The F-35 program could soon be scaled back—and possibly phased out—after gobbling up hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars.
Dems Voting Against Pentagon Cuts Got 3.4x More Money From the Defense Industry The Pocan amendment, rejected by defense-backed Democrats and all Republicans, would have cut next year's military budget by 10%.