Talent Protests 2007 DOD Cut: Missouri Senator Jim Talent (R) has been leading a charge to restore the planned buy of C-17 airlifters from 180 to 222. Now, he tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he has learned of internal memos that show the White House wants to cut $7.5 billion from the Fiscal 2007 defense budget—and that is “irresponsible.” Talent claims the White House told him the 2007 budget would be about $443 billion, but now, he says, that number is being cut without any objective military analysis. Our question is: Is this in addition to the purported $32 billion cut across 2007-11? In fact, the Talent-revealed number for 2007 would be lower than the $15 billion figure for 2007 alone that surfaced earlier this year.
Some Guard Troops Won’t Get Paid Until Shutdown Ends
Oct. 29, 2025
The National Guard Bureau says most units are postponing drills during the shutdown, but some states are sticking to their training schedule, resulting in a patchwork of different policies and some confusion in the ranks.
