by jpitney | Jul 18, 2025 | Military, Presidency, Separation of Powers
Don Wolfensberger: As we have relearned recently, members are reluctant to go against presidents of their own party, and minority party opposition, while expected, seldom has legs. Presidents since Nixon have uniformly ignored or denounced the War Powers Resolution...
by jpitney | Jun 1, 2025 | Military, Russia, Ukraine
BREAKING: Ukraine launches the largest attack against the Russian Air Force of this war. Drones smuggled into Russia have struck Russia’s strategic bombers at airfields deep in Russia. Up to 40 planes destroyed, including several A-50 (AEW&C) & Tu-95 &...
by jpitney | Dec 17, 2024 | Foreign Policy, Military
Mitch McConnell at Foreign Affairs: [For] years, congressional opponents of military spending absurdly insisted that there be parity between increases in defense spending and increases in nondefense discretionary spending, holding military power hostage to pet...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2024 | Military, Public Service, Veterans
At WP, Casey Cep profiles Ronald E. Walters, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs (PDUSMA) for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). According to the VA: he helps lead 155 national cemeteries in providing dignified burial services for military...
by jpitney | Aug 17, 2024 | Military
Definitely “much better” to be a rich megadonor than a military hero killed in action. @BillKristol @gtconway3d @GenMhayden @glennkirschner2 @NormOrnstein @JoeNBC @MarkHamill @cindymccain @Liz_Cheney @RubenGallego @mikebarnicle @kasie @hwinkler4real...
by jpitney | Jun 23, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Military
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Around the turn of this century we saw evolve a more partisan Congress with the prospect looming large every two years of either or both chambers flipping party control. In the case of the more stalwart committees like Armed Services,...
