According to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll, the No. 1 issue for Americans as we head into this year’s Congressional election is—you guessed it—the situation in Iraq. It trumps corruption in government, terrorism, and the economy. The graph (click on the box) shows the percentage that views each of 11 issues as “extremely important.”
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.