Thus far in the history of the United States there been three Presidential impeachment proceedings -- in 1868 against President Andrew Johnson for his removal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act - 1974 against President Richard Richard Nixon for the Watergate coverup ( 106 years after Johnson ) - 1998-99 ...
Sopko says the Afghans are still having trouble managing the money the U.S. sends to the country. The U.S. has spent $110 billion on Afghanistan's reconstruction since 2002. John Sopko, whose job is to watch over U.S. government spending in Afghanistan, says it's not his job to be a cheerleader â it's to speak truth to power.
Analysis of the Obama Administrationâs Final Future Years Defense Program. Under the Obama Administrationâs final defense plan, the Department of Defenseâs (DoDâs) base budget would have averaged $540 billion per year (in 2017 dollars) for the years 2017 through 2021. CBO estimates that costs under that plan would have climbed steadily thereafter, reaching almost $600 billion by 2032.