Martin Matishak
Martin Matishak is Washington Correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. He has written for The Hill, Atlantic Media and Inside Washington Publishers, among other publications.
Recent Stories By Martin Matishak:
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Republicans Are Headed For a Clash on SpendingJune 6, 2016
Capitol Hill lawmakers return from their latest recess to face two looming fiscal dilemmas: how to fund the federal government and what to do to boost the country’s response to the Zika virus. Right...
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The VA Wants Taxpayers to Pick Up the Tab for Transgender Operations June 5, 2016
The Veterans Affairs Department recently unveiled a potentially controversial regulation that would eventually see taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries. The agency’s proposed rule, first reported by...
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Air Force May Penalize Boeing for Delays on Air Force’s New KC-46 TankerJune 3, 2016
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter isn’t the only major Air Force program that’s been snake-bit with technical delays. The Friday before the Memorial Day weekend, Boeing announced that it would miss its...
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Clinton Finds Her Voice on Trump: Withering Criticism, With a Side of MockeryJune 2, 2016
In perhaps the most important speech of her presidential campaign to date, Hillary Clinton on Thursday lambasted presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump for his views on foreign policy and...
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It Looks Like Clinton Is Winning the Race for CashJune 2, 2016
Recent polls suggest a photo-finish for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in next week’s California primary, but new fundraising numbers show the former secretary of state is in much better...
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One Place the Trump Train Isn’t Stopping: Paul Ryan’s BackyardJune 2, 2016
In a year in which an outsider candidate seized the reins of one of the country’s two major political parties, there’s one place where folks haven’t gotten the anti-establishment message: House...
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The Campaigns Have Spent Half a Billion Dollars on TV Ads So FarJune 2, 2016
With 159 days to go until Election Day, the 2016 White House hopefuls show every sign of breaking the records for campaign spending on advertising. NBC News partner SMG Delta estimates that the...
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An Air Force Without Pilots? Critics Call for an Unmanned B-21 BomberJune 1, 2016
The future of the Air Force’s bomber and fighter fleet may not involve human pilots. A pair of experts argue in Defense One that the new B-21 bomber, also known as the Long Range-Strike Bomber,...
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How to Marry Your Way Into the House of RepresentativesMay 31, 2016
A Florida woman might have found a new way to get elected to congress: marry the lawmaker you hope to replace. This weekend Rep. Alan Grayson (D) married Dena Minning who is look to replace him in...
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Why California’s Clinton-Sanders Primary May Not Be So Important After AllMay 31, 2016
Next week’s California primary essentially marks the end of the drawn-out Democratic presidential primary race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator has staked his hopes on...
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How the Air Force Is Stopping Hackers and Lawmakers from Leaking B-21 SecretsMay 31, 2016
How much should the public really know about the Air Force’s next-generation bomber? That’s the question the Senate Appropriations Committee is asking in a report accompanying the panel’s 2017 $575...
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Is Marco Rubio Ready to Make a Senate Comeback?May 27, 2016
Just when Marco Rubio thought he was out, his fellow Senate Republicans might pull him back in. CNN reports that the first-term Florida lawmaker, who opted to run for the GOP presidential nomination...