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Pentagon Writes Up Request for Another $200B for War
Pentagon Wants $200B for War
Mar 18, 2026 7:30 PM CDT

Pentagon Wants $200B for War

Proposal calls for increasing production of precision weapons

(Newser) - The Pentagon has drafted a funding request exceeding $200 billion for operations against Iran, setting up a clash with Congress over the scale and direction of the war, according to administration officials. The proposal, sent to the White House, would go well beyond paying for the air campaign to date...

Republicans Reject Complaint About Gabbard

Democrats still question 8-month delay on filing

(Newser) - The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider accusing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of withholding classified information for political reasons. The responses from Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Rick Crawford mean the complaint is unlikely to...

Young Trump Voters Cool on JD Vance for 2028

Gen Z conservatives cite electability worries, desire for fresher faces

(Newser) - JD Vance may be the Trump White House's connection to Gen Z , but a small group of young male Trump voters doesn't sound terribly eager to promote him to the top of the ticket for 2028. In a focus group of nine men ages 18 to 24 who...

GOP Senator: Newspaper Owes Hegseth an Apology

Tom Cotton says boat strike on survivors was well within protocol

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers who have seen video of a boat strike want it released to the public because they say it shows Pete Hegseth's operation went awry. But a key Republican senator backs the video's release because he says it shows just the opposite.
  • "So, I personally don'
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Admiral: We Had No 'Kill Them All' Order

A Democratic congressman, meanwhile, condemns 'troubling' killing of survivors

(Newser) - The military commander responsible for ordering a missile strike on survivors of an earlier drug boat strike was defending his decision-making Thursday to lawmakers in a closed session on Thursday, and a few early developments have surfaced:
  • No 'kill' order: Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley told lawmakers that Pentagon
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Intel CEO Declines Trump's Call to Resign Over Ties to China
Intel CEO Resists Trump's Call
Aug 8, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Intel CEO Resists Trump's Call

Lip-Bu Tan defends record, suggests administration has bad information about ties to China

(Newser) - Recently appointed Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is balking at President Trump's insistence that he resign over his past connections to Chinese tech companies. Trump made the demand in a post after a Republican senator questioned Tan's ties to China's government, military, and businesses, calling Tan "...

Trump Tells Intel CEO: Resign Now
Trump Tells
Intel CEO:
Resign Now
Aug 7, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Trump Tells Intel CEO: Resign Now

Demand comes after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton questioned Lip-Bu Tan's China links

(Newser) - President Trump is calling for the immediate resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, citing concerns over Tan's previous business connections to China. Trump made the demand Thursday on Truth Social , stating that Tan is "highly CONFLICTED" and "there is no other solution" other than for him...

Agency Opens Investigation of Jack Smith, at GOP Request

Senator says special counsel 'unprecedented interference in the 2024 election'

(Newser) - A federal investigation of Jack Smith has begun, requested by a Republican senator and following up on allegations by President Trump and his allies that the former special counsel's actions constituted illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, which is not connected to the operation Smith led, told...

Two Top Republicans Ask Trump to Rethink a Move

Cotton, Graham say stripping former advisers of security sets a dangerous precedent

(Newser) - Two top Republican senators are questioning President Trump's decision to revoke the federal protection of three former advisers, saying it could make current aides think twice about their own duties, reports the New York Times . Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham, both allies of the president, made their pitch on...

Report: Trump Has a Surprising Top VP Contender

GOP 'rising star' Sen. Tom Cotton is on the shortlist, per ' NYT'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has reportedly narrowed down his list of potential running mates to five men. ( Sorry, Kristi Noem .) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are among the bunch , but Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is a...

Cotton: People Should Confront Pro-Palestinian Protesters

He denounces protests that blocked traffic in multiple states Monday

(Newser) - After pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roads and bridges in major cities Monday, a Republican senator urged people to confront what he called "criminals" and "pro-Hamas mobs." Sen. Tom Cotton, who called for the military to put down riots in 2020, said in a post on X that he...

Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report

Marco Rubio being looked at for vice president, national security position

(Newser) - Donald Trump's shortlist for running mate "remains on the long side" with enough names "to fill an entire season of The Apprentice," per NBC News , though a familiar name is reportedly moving up that list: Marco Rubio. The third-term Florida senator who ran against Trump in...

First Big GOP Name Makes a Decision on 2024

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says it's a no for him on running for president the next time around

(Newser) - As the waiting game continues on whether Donald Trump will run for president again, and on who else may join that GOP candidate pool, one potential contender has taken his name out of the running. Sources tell Politico and CNN that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has, over the past few...

Ted Cruz: Biden's Court Plan Is 'Offensive'
Ted Cruz Enters the Fray
Over Supreme Court Pick
the rundown
Feb 1, 2022 11:08 AM CST

Ted Cruz Enters the Fray Over Supreme Court Pick

Senator calls Biden's plan to limit candidates to Black females 'offensive,' an 'insult'

(Newser) - The general consensus in DC is that President Biden will be able to get his nominee on the Supreme Court without the usual scorched-earth fight of recent confirmations. But even if that proves to be the case, some political fireworks are inevitable. The Hill , for example, expects Republican Sens. Ted...

Senator Calls Columbia's Multicultural Graduation Ceremonies 'Segregation'

University says Tom Cotton is misrepresenting longstanding ceremonies started by students

(Newser) - Republican Sen. Tom Cotton caused an uproar Tuesday by blasting the multicultural graduation ceremonies offered by Columbia University as "segregation." He was apparently outraged by a Fox story that said the university would host "six separate graduation ceremonies based on income level, race, ethnicities." Cotton and...

Trump Responds to Tom Cotton's Move

Republicans 'NEVER FORGET,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump has fired back against a member of what he calls the "Surrender Caucus"—also known as the majority of Republican senators. In a tweet Monday, the president slammed Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, who said Sunday that he would not be joining the dozen or so...

One Trump Ally Calls Senate Challenge a Bad Idea

Tom Cotton says the move would 'essentially end presidential elections' as we know them

(Newser) - About a dozen Republican senators are expected to formally object to the election results on Wednesday, but one usual presidential ally will not be among them. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said Sunday night in a news release that he thinks the challenge led by Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley is...

Tom Cotton Calls Slavery 'a Necessary Evil'

Senator was criticizing 1619 Project

(Newser) - "As the Founding Fathers said, it was the necessary evil upon which the union was built." That's how Sen. Tom Cotton described slavery in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Friday. The Republican was speaking out against the 1619 Project, a New York Times-based curriculum examining...

'Send in the Troops' Op-Ed Sparks Major NYT Shakeup

James Bennet, an important Times editor, has resigned

(Newser) - James Bennet is out. The New York Times editorial page editor—once considered a future contender for executive editor—has resigned amid raging backlash over an op-ed calling for military force against American protesters, per the Hollywood Reporter . "Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes,...

'Stunning Reversal' From NYT on Op-Ed That Sparked Outrage

Sen. Tom Cotton's piece did not meet paper's standards, it now says

(Newser) - The New York Times is officially reversing course. After Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, published an op-ed in the paper Wednesday that was met with outrage , the NYT on Thursday said Cotton's column—which advocated for the federal government using the military to suppress protests over the deaths of...

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