Joe Gould

It was a privilege to participate in @SecDef meetings with @SecGenNATO and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in the Pentagon this week. NATO is stepping up in historic ways under President Trump's leadership. Minister Pistorius rightly noted “NATO must become more European…

Trump could announce his first new military aid package for Ukraine as soon as Monday, just a week after his Pentagon blindsided the rest of the government by stopping a Ukraine package from going through. The whiplash continues... politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW this AM: Nearly the entire New Jersey delegation is urging the Army to back off its major acquisition reform plan. In a letter organized by Mikie Sherrill, NJ lawmakers say the plan would “cripple” Picatinny Arsenal and cost it ~$1B and 1,000 jobs. More in @morningdefense

Full Metal Jersey: Lawmakers rip Army reorg, w/ @connorobrienNH in today's Morning D.

NEW: Four months after Trump announced a new White House shipbuilding office, its team has dispersed. Several staffers have left or been reassigned amid a broader upheaval at the NSC, and the office has been moved to OMB, @JackDetsch and @reporterjoe report in today's Morning D

Since lawmakers are now talking about tacking large non-defense bills onto it, the House won’t try to bring the NDAA to the floor before recessing next week. “Oh god no,” Armed Services ranking Dem Adam Smith told me yesterday. “No, it’s September.”

NEW COLUMN: Dispatch From a Den of Evil Globalism, by @nahaltoosi for @politico politico.com/news/magazine/…

SCOOP: The Navy is considering eliminating up to five high-level admiral positions key to the construction of ships and fighter planes, even as President Trump has vowed to pull the Navy out of its shipbuilding crisis. From @paulmcleary and me: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW w/ @JAscholtes @ktullymcmanus: Senate Republicans are praying Susan Collins decides to seek a sixth term next year. But they aren’t making her life easy right now. Collins: "They’re doing what they think is right. I’m doing what I think is right.” politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Roger Wicker (SASC chair) says he will vote to discharge and proceed on rescissions package. But doesn't sound happy about how admin has handled it, says the point was made in convos with them today "next time give us the specific information"

The House’s “crypto week” has descended into chaos W/ @meredithllee @Reporter_Mia @nicholaswu12 politico.com/live-updates/2…

I’m old enough to remember when the NDAA markup went so long the chairman of Armed Services wanted to split it into two days.

Senate confirms official who called Obama ‘a terrorist leader’ for Pentagon personnel chief politico.com/live-updates/2… w/ @connorobrienNH

House hardliners tank procedural vote for crypto, defense bills politico.com/live-updates/2…

After a couple Rs say that Dems' Signalgate amendment is meant to embarass Hegseth, Dem Marilyn Strickland responds, "He does that on his own."

There are 18 HIMARS systems in Ukraine that shoot ATACMS missiles, there are MANY more than 18 ATACMS missiles. Also, Biden did away range limitations on the missiles last year.

SCOOP: DOD's top investigators are digging into 2 close Hegseth aides and their role in the use of the Signal app and DOD leaks. “Ricky [Buria] & Tim [Parlatore] are some of the folks that they’re zeroing in on,” said a person familiar. (w/ @dlippman) politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

SCOOP: While the Trump admin. has emphasized loyalty, Brand Kroeger — a special asst. to the president in the Office of Presidential Personnel who handles DOD picks — previously tweeted he opposed Trump. He deleted the tweets after I asked him for comment. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/202…

Fact check: true 🥰❤️ people.com/fox-news-corre… Fox News' Jacqui Henrich Engaged to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Exclusive)

Graham subtweeting Thune on Russia sanctions? “It’s now time…”