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GOP defense hawks brace for Trump changes
🔵 Plus: Bernie Sanders & AOC's huge crowds {beacon} GOP defense hawks brace for Trump changes PRESIDENT TRUMP UNVEILED the sixth generation F-47 fighter jet Friday, as top Republicans in Congress ...The Hill - 1d -
GOP funding patch boosts defense and deportations, cuts other programs
Ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, House GOP leaders are serving up a plan Democrats will despise.Politico - Mar. 8 -
Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense
Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
House GOP seeks spending cuts, defense increases in plan to avert shutdown
House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a six-month stopgap government funding plan, that seeks cuts to nondefense programs while boosting funding for defense. The bill's rollout kicks off a crucial ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO
President Trump is on a collision course with Republican defense hawks over the question of whether the United States should continue its 75-year military leadership of NATO and at what level of ...The Hill - 1d -
GOP lawmaker booed for DOGE defense at Wyoming town hall
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) was loudly booed at a Wyoming town hall for defending the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) work, standing behind the advisory board's work while touting ...The Hill - 2d -
Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk
President Donald Trump’s economic approach is putting members of his administration and Republicans in Congress on the defensive as the stock market continues to struggleNBC News - Mar. 13 -
House GOP budget plan would cut domestic spending by $13 billion
House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plan to avert a government shutdown by Friday night. The short-term stopgap bill would fund the government until Sept. 30, increase defense spending by ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Sunday shows preview: House GOP unveils bill to avert shutdown; Trump's tariffs teeter
House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page, six-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and increase defense funding while seeking cuts for nondefense programs, which is likely to ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Sunday shows preview: Congress avoids government shutdown; Trump tariffs rattle economy
Republicans scored a major win on Friday as the Senate approved the House-GOP crafted spending bill, largely authored without input from Democrats. The new piece of legislation boosts defense ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
House GOP releases stopgap bill to avert shutdown
House GOP leaders on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through September 2025.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
These 10 Democrats voted to advance the GOP funding bill
Ten Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill, paving the way for it to pass ahead of the midnight deadline despite concerns from scores of their colleagues. ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   First in The Hill Nonprofit launches ad campaign urging GOP to stand up to Musk The digital campaign from progressive ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Mizzou is focused on defensive tackle development
There was one position the Missouri Tigers didn't supplement through the transfer portal. Defensive tackle.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
GOP senator says 'tariffs is a tax' and Trump understands 'completely'
A GOP senator says President Trump's tariffs are a tax on American consumers, and Trump knows but the goal is to create open markets and long-term fairnessThe Hill - Mar. 13 -
Taiwan’s asymmetric defense opportunity
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te took a major step forward on Feb. 14 when he publicly committed to raising Taiwan’s defense spending from 2.45 percent to 3 percent of GDP in 2025 through a special ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Michigan football veteran defensive players break down new transfer players
How the incoming transfers on defense are doing thus far.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Alan Simpson, moderate GOP senator who bridged partisan gaps, dead at 93
Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines."CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill
House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
House Rules Committee advances GOP’s stopgap ahead of shutdown deadline
The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance the GOP's bill to avert a government shutdown, dispatching the measure to the full chamber for consideration ahead of Friday's deadline. The ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Aguilar: Democrats still working to unite party against GOP spending bill
The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that party leaders are still working to unite their troops against the Republicans’ spending bill. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) bashed the GOP ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Democrats are heading to GOP districts for town halls: 'We’re filling a void'
House Democrats are heading to Republican districts to conduct town halls — a strategy designed to highlight the moratorium on those public events recently suggested by the head of the GOP’s ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
GOP plan to avoid a partial shutdown gains support from a crucial Democrat
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, says he supports voting for a GOP plan that would avoid a partial government shutdown. It's not clear how many Senate Democrats will join ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Jon Stewart knocks Schumer on CR: 'Total capitulation' to Trump, GOP
Jon Stewart is railing against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting last week to advance a GOP-crafted funding bill, suggesting the New York Democrat led a "total capitulation" to ...The Hill - 4d -
Democrats step up town halls amid rowdy GOP forums
Democrats are using town halls to go on offense against their Republican counterparts as the party scrambles to capitalize on a weak point: GOP lawmakers taking heat for President Trump. ...The Hill - 3d -
GOP senator: Schumer 'about as popular as chlamydia' among Democrats
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) applauded Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for voting in favor of the GOP-authored continuing resolution (CR) while noting the sharp division it drove between the ...The Hill - 2d -
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn resigns after federal charge
State Sen. Justin Eichorn submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday, GOP Leader Mark Johnson said in a statement, following a federal criminal charge accusing him of soliciting sex from ...CBS News - 1d -
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn resigns after federal charge
State Sen. Justin Eichorn submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday, GOP Leader Mark Johnson said in a statement, following a federal criminal charge accusing him of soliciting sex from ...CBS News - 1d -
Neville Gallimore ready to be 'jack of all trades' on Colts' defensive line
Indianapolis Colts' free agent signee and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore brings a "jack of all trades" mindset and skillset to the defense.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Improved defensive play a key to Maine's hockey success
Mar. 19—ORONO — As good as the defensive statistics have been throughout the season, the University of Maine men's hockey team knows its defense has been a season-long work in progress. "Obviously, ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Texas defensive end receives offer from Nebraska
Nebraska football extended an offer to class of 2027 defensive end DeMarco Jenkins on Wednesday. He made the announcement on social media.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Brandon Staley reveals part of his defensive philosophy
The Saints used a lot of 5 defensive back formations and that isn't going to change under Brandon StaleyYahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Trump delivers remarks with Defense Secy. Hegseth
Watch live coverage as President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deliver remarks at the White House.NBC News - 1d -
Sabres Disastrous Defensively In Loss To Detroit
The Buffalo Sabres 7-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings was another in a long line of poor defensive performances this season. The Sabres allowed four third-period goals and three power-play markers, ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Senate advances GOP funding bill, clearing the way for a final vote to avert a government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
'Tremendous mistake': Rep. Ocasio-Cortez blasts Schumer over GOP funding plan vote
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill "a tremendous mistake."ABC News - Mar. 14 -
DNC launches billboards asking public to demand town halls from GOP representatives
The DNC is launching billboards in GOP districts to encourage people to call for town halls from their representatives after some Republicans stopped holding town halls.ABC News - 3d -
Michigan football hires David Denham as assistant defensive line coach
The Wolverines are bringing in an assistant defensive line coach with an excellent track record.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Falcons sign former Chiefs defensive back in free agency
Falcons sign former Chiefs defensive back Keith Taylor in free agencyYahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
New Rams 7-round mock draft starts defense-heavy
The Rams could fill depth across their defense to start the 2025 NFL Draft.Yahoo Sports - 6d