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A bipartisan consensus in Congress to increase the Pentagon’s budget is growing stronger as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a sense of insecurity.

In a matter of days, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine accomplished something that has become increasingly rare in Washington's polarized political climate: uniting Republicans and Democrats.

In a matter of days, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine accomplished something that has become increasingly rare in Washington's polarized political climate: uniting Republicans and Democrats.

The Senate on Thursday settled on a nonbinding resolution affirming U.S. solidarity with Ukraine and condemning Russian aggression in a last-ditch rebuke of the Kremlin after failing to reach an agreement on a long-stalled sanctions bill.

The Senate on Thursday settled on a nonbinding resolution affirming U.S. solidarity with Ukraine and condemning Russian aggression in a last-ditch rebuke of the Kremlin after failing to reach an agreement on a long-stalled sanctions bill.

Senate Republicans are increasing pressure on the State Department to release internal dissent cables that reportedly warned of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan before the U.S. pullout.

Senate Republicans are increasing pressure on the State Department to release internal dissent cables that reportedly warned of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan before the U.S. pullout.

A bipartisan push to pass the “mother of all sanctions” collapsed after Republicans insisted on imposing broad penalties before an invasion and Democrats, backing the White House, refused.

Democratic Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez blasted Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for putting forward a "partisan Russia sanctions" proposal, just minutes after President Biden praised lawmakers for their unity in deterring Moscow from invading Ukraine.

Democratic Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez blasted Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for putting forward a "partisan Russia sanctions" proposal, just minutes after President Biden praised lawmakers for their unity in deterring Moscow from invading Ukraine.