WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth from a June 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The Department of Defense Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Continuing U.S. Lethal Assistance to Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the delivery of weapons to Ukraine: "Today, the strategic incoherence of underfunding our military and restricting lethal assistance to partners like Ukraine is measured in the avoidable erosion of American c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Russell T. Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Special Message of June 3, 2025": * * * Chair Collins, Vice Chair Murray, thank you for having me here today. I look forward to a productive conversation. I am here to testify on the Administration's $9.4 billion rescissions package. This package reflects the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump's Ukraine Security Assistance Reversal Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following President Trump's announcement that the U.S. will end its pause on security assistance to Ukraine. "I am ple more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Shares New Details About Conditions for Detainees at 26 Federal Plaza Detention Facility * New Accounts by Detained Individuals Detail Dozens of Immigrants in Cramped Holding Area with No Showers, Denied Health Care, One Bathroom, Limited Food and Water DHS Has Prevented Rep. Goldman from Conducting Oversight of Detention Facilities View the Press Conference Here (link is exte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Rogers Praises Decision to Resume Military Aid to Ukraine Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) made the following statement praising President Trump's decision to resume military aid to Ukraine: "President Trump is right that now is not the time to pause U.S. military aid to support Ukraine's defense. Vladimir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following joint testimony by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, USAF Chief of Staff David W. Allvin, and Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force": * * * The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is committed to defending the U.S. Homeland, det more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Navy": * * * Chair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you, alongside General Smith and Admiral Kilby, as the 79th Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to discuss the posture of the Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting on July 7, 2025, with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen today in Washington. The Secretary welcomed the U.S.-Denmark bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement entering into force on July 1 and Denmark's efforts to boost defense spending and military capab more PR