Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol
Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States.
House committee nixes Lloyd Austin’s waiver hearing
Weeks-old plans for defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin to testify before the House Armed Services Committee have been canceled.
Smith touts Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
Democrats are calling for Austin's speedy confirmation.
General education: What Austin can learn from Mattis’s rocky relationship with Congress
Austin must work with Congress to win support for President-elect Joe Biden’s national security budget and priorities.
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
All eyes on Reed as Austin waiver splits Democrats
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed hasn’t taken over as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee yet, but he’s already facing division within the panel and his party over the issue of President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon.
Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Pelosi, Democrats call for Trump’s removal after riot
Top Democrats in the House and Senate have joined a growing call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office immediately, accusing the president of fomenting Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol.
Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
