About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in US defense and foreign policy, including budget resolutions and ongoing conflicts.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank,Michael Herson of American Defense International; former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss a chaotic week as House lawmakers advance a budget resolution to increase Immigrations and Customs Enforcement funding, extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and end the 80-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine testify before Congress as Hegseth lambasts members over the Iran war, arguing the ceasefire effectively stppped the 60-day War Powers Resolution clock; GOP lawmakers move to secure public funding President Trump’s top priority White House ballroom after the attack on the White House Correspondents Association dinner that prompted the evacuation of the president and top officials; continuing talks continue to end the US-Israel war…

People in this episode

Host: Vago Muradian

Guests: Dr. Patrick Cronin, Michael Herson, Jim Townsend, Dr. Dov Zakheim

Topics covered

• US budget resolution
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Department of Homeland Security
• Iran war
• US-Israel relations
• Ukraine conflict
• Congress testimony

Keywords

• budget resolution
• Iran war
• Congress
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Department of Homeland Security
• Ukraine
• Trump
• Putin

Sponsors

L3Harris

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hudson Institute, American Defense International, Center for a New American Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Places: United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Iran, Mali

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