The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive $2 trillion multiyear plan to build a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers and submarines. A large chunk of that funding will go to major nuclear weapons contractors like Bechtel, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. This January, a review of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program under the …
WASHINGTON — They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. And that’s why it matters.” The women said their camaraderie, friendship and willingness to collaborate will be crucial as they shoulder the massive responsibility of keeping the government running and open — an annual task that will be made even harder this year as conservatives in the new …
CNN — The levees held. Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate/AP A rain shower soaks evacuees in LaPlace, Louisiana, on August 30. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images People walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans on August 29. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A man walks along the Mississippi River near the French Quarter in New Orleans early on August 29. Max Becherer/The …
