Joe Gould

Defense Reporter

Joe covers defense and national security for The Washington Sun.

Joe previously worked for POLITICO, where he anchored the Morning Defense and Global Security newsletters, covering the intersection of defense policy, politics and industry — and security trends globally. He was also a senior reporter for Defense News, focusing on the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, and reported for Army Times, Inside the Army and The New York Daily News.

You can reach Joe at joegould@notus.org. He can be reached on Signal at reporterjoe.01.

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Democrats Mobilize Over Fears Trump Will Deploy Troops to Polls

July 31, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Defense Hawks Challenge the White House Push for a Narrow Reconciliation Bill

July 30, 2026 05:02 p.m.
Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill

July 28, 2026 08:15 p.m.
Democrats Hope Transparency Helps Weather GOP Criticism Over Voter Controversy

July 25, 2026 05:00 a.m.
The Senate Is Struggling to Pass Lindsey Graham’s Last Bill

July 23, 2026 02:08 p.m.
House Votes to Rein In Trump’s Iran War

July 23, 2026 10:33 a.m.
House OKs a $1 Trillion Defense Bill in a Tight Vote

July 22, 2026 04:52 p.m.
Trump’s Plan to Surge U.S. Arms Production Has a Huge Problem

July 22, 2026 09:00 a.m.
Iran War Has Cost the U.S. Nearly $38 Billion

July 21, 2026 05:32 p.m.
Trump Resumed the Iran War. Republicans Are Rattled.

July 16, 2026 02:25 p.m.
House Republican Leadership Floats Fourth Reconciliation Bill

July 15, 2026 05:04 p.m.
Senate Democrats Filibuster Defense Bill to Protest Iran War and Budget Hike

July 14, 2026 04:06 p.m.
Lawmakers Aim to Finish Graham’s Final Mission: Russia Sanctions

July 14, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Trump Wants to Scale Up Munitions Production, But Congress Hasn’t Yet Funded It

July 13, 2026 05:03 a.m.
Trump Isn’t Flying Home on His New Qatari-Gifted AF1

July 08, 2026 03:12 p.m.
Trump Tells Ukraine to Make Its Own Missiles as U.S. Stocks Run Low

July 08, 2026 11:33 a.m.