Overnight Defense: 1,500 troops heading to Mideast to counter Iran | Trump cites Iran tensions to push through Saudi arms sale | Senate confirms Army, Navy chiefs before weeklong recess
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/24/19 04:16 PM EDT
All Overnight Defense News
Overnight Defense: Details on Senate's $750B defense bill | Bill rejects Trump plan to skirt budget caps | Backfills money for border wall | Defense chief says more troops could head to Mideast
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/23/19 07:43 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Iran worries dominate foreign policy talk | Pentagon reportedly to send WH plans for 10K troops in Mideast | Democrats warn Trump may push through Saudi arms sale | Lawmakers blast new Pentagon policy on sharing info
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/22/19 07:04 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Trump officials say efforts to deter Iran are working | Trump taps new Air Force secretary | House panel passes defense bill that limits border wall funds
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/21/19 07:37 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Iran tensions swirl as officials prepare to brief Congress | Trump threatens war would be 'end of Iran' | Graham tells Trump to 'stand firm' | Budget talks begin
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/20/19 06:30 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Trump rails against media coverage | Calls reporting on Iran tensions 'highly inaccurate' | GOP senator blocking Trump pick for Turkey ambassador | Defense bill markup next week
BY Rebecca Kheel and Ellen Mitchell 05/17/19 04:13 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Congressional leaders receive classified briefing on Iran | Trump on war: 'I hope not' | Key Republican calls threats credible | Warren plan targets corporate influence at Pentagon
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/16/19 07:31 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Lawmakers on edge over Iran tensions | Questions rise after State pulls personnel from Iraq | Senators demand briefing | House panel advances $690B Pentagon spending bill | Warren offers plan on climate threats to military
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/15/19 05:43 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Trump says no plans to send 120K troops to counter Iran | Pentagon, coalition general at odds over Iranian threat | Spending bill includes $15M to study Space Force
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/14/19 07:40 PM EDT
Overnight Defense: Pentagon dipping into missile, spy plane funds for border wall | Pompeo briefs European allies on Iran | Preps for meeting with Putin | B-52s conduct first mission to deter Iran | Lawmakers set for clash on nuke policy
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/13/19 05:22 PM EDT
Overnight Defense — Presented by Huntington Ingalls Industries — Pentagon approves transfer of $1.5B to border wall | Dems blast move | House Dem pushes Pelosi to sue over Trump's Yemen veto
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/10/19 05:28 PM EDT
Overnight Defense — Presented by Huntington Ingalls Industries — Trump nominates Shanahan as Pentagon chief | House panel advances bill to block military funds for border wall | Trump defends Bolton despite differences
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/09/19 07:34 PM EDT
Overnight Defense — Presented by Huntington Ingalls Industries — Trump hits Iran with new sanctions amid standoff | Joint Chiefs chair floats longer military presence in Afghanistan | North Korea defends rocket test
BY Ellen Mitchell 05/08/19 06:58 PM EDT
Overnight Defense — Presented by Huntington Ingalls Industries — Pompeo visits Iraq amid Iran tensions | Central Command offers more details on carrier, bomber deployments | Shanahan calls for Maduro to step down | Dems unveil 2020 spending plan
BY Rebecca Kheel 05/07/19 08:10 PM EDT
