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President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House Blasts ‘Budget Gimmicks’ in House Defense Spending Bill

The White House is criticizing proposed defense spending legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives for relying on...

Thornberry’s Defense Budget Exceeds Pentagon’s Request by $16 Billion

A lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives is calling for a fiscal 2016 defense budget that would exceed spending caps...

Report: McCain Open to Changing Troop Pay, Benefits

The new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he's willing to make some changes to troop pay and benefits...

Odierno Warns Budget Cuts Put Army Readiness at Risk

The U.S. Army's top officer spoke in his strongest terms yet about the harmful effects of automatic budget cuts on the...

Man Kills Himself at Arlington National Cemetery

The victim's identity has not been released, a spokesman said. It wasn't immediately clear whether he was a military veteran.

Fort Hood Shooting Shows Lingering Security Gaps

The latest shooting at Fort Hood highlights the need to improve security on military posts across the country, officials said...

Army Chief Defends Plan to Reorganize Helo Fleets

The U.S. Army's top officer defended the service's controversial plan to reorganize its helicopter fleets.

Guard Civilians Back at Work, Drills Still on Hold

Some of the National Guard’s roughly 40,000 technicians who were forced to take unpaid leave last week because of the...

Manning Scheduled to Be Sentenced Today

Pfc. Bradley Manning will probably be sentenced by a military judge to serve more than two decades in prison, attorneys said.

Pentagon War Budget Still Unknown

The Pentagon's proposed budget for the war in Afghanistan may not come for several more weeks, as the top commander mulls how...

People watch a TV news program showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Trump Announces Transgender Ban for the Military

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a ban on transgendered people from serving in the U.S. military.

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In this May 13, 2017 file photo, a screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

5 Things to Start Your Week

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Trump Taps VA Undersecretary to Take Over Top Job

If Dr. David Shulkin is confirmed, he would be the first non-veteran to head the VA.

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