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Political Fallout Shelter: Invisible planes on parade?

migration — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:03:23 +0000

Leo and Joe talk about Congress wrapping up the annual defense authorization debate months ahead of schedule (1:00), the foreign policy provisions within it (5:45), and the big personnel changes that are included (8:20). They also discuss the confirmation of new Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie (13:50) and ideas for what military equipment may be included in the upcoming national military parade event (17:50).

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Leo and Joe talk about the approval of the NDAA, the personnel and foreign policy pieces within it, and discuss the new VA secretary. Plus: invisible planes?

Political Fallout Shelter: Russia, Russia, Russia

migration — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:58:59 +0000

Russia, Russia, Russia

Leo and Joe talk about what President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin may mean for the U.S. military (0:45) and sanctions mean to hurt Russia could instead isolate other American allies (7:45). They also discuss whether Congress can get done their NDAA work in the final week of summer session for the House (12:15) and the best Twitter jokes they heard this week related to Trump’s backtracking from his press conference comments. Listen, download and subscribe on iTunes: https://trib.al/9nuSs3o and Google Play: https://trib.al/61DLkMf.

Podcast: Political Fallout Shelter: A new VA secretary nominee

migration — Fri, 18 May 2018 20:15:06 +0000

Leo and Joe discuss the surprise announcement Friday of Robert Wilkie as the next VA Secretary nominee.

Political Fallout Shelter: An implosion of a nomination

migration — Mon, 07 May 2018 15:55:31 +0000

Leo and Joe discuss what happened to the president’s pick to take over as the next VA secretary (0:45), what this means for the nearly $200 billion department.

Political Fallout Shelter: Aftermath of the Syria attacks

migration — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:31:02 +0000

Leo and Joe discuss the surprise weekend air strikes against Syrian military sites and the congressional reaction to President Trump’s decision to use force.

WASHINGTON — In this week’s episode of Political Fallout Shelter, Military Times Deputy Editor Leo Shane III and Defense News Capitol Hill Bureau Chief Joe Gould discuss the U.S. military strikes against Syria over the weekend.

The action raises questions about the limits of president war powers and whether critics in Congress will be able to muster enough support to enact a new military force authorization in the weeks to come.

And Joe and Leo also look ahead at another busy week of defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill, and the possible impact of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement announcement last week.

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