Trump Could Get $21 Billion for Border Wall by Declaring a National Emergency The funding would come at the expense of canceling or leaving half-built a number of DoD projects.
Key Lawmaker Suggests Taking Funds from Corps of Engineers for Border Wall Sen. James Inhofe said he is against taking money out of the military construction budget to fund a wall on the border.
Border Wall or Military Construction? Tough Choices Surround State of the Union Lawmakers are faced with a hard choice between the wall and military construction projects in their home states.
Lawmaker Scolds Pentagon as Thousands More Troops Head to Border Rep. Adam Smith told Shanahan he is "deeply troubled" by the testimony Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood gave.
Cost of Deploying Active-Duty Troops to Border: $132 Million and Counting The costs of maintaining active-duty and National Guard troops on the border have risen to at least $235 million.
Acting SecDef: Border Mission Likely to Require 'Several Thousand' More Troops The Defense Department has been asked to conduct expanded surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Congress to Hold Hearing on Spending Military Funds for Border Wall The battle over troops on the border and whether DoD money should be used for the border wall is moving to Capitol Hill.
President Trump Offers Immigration Compromise to End Government Shutdown Trump said he was prepared to back a 3-year extension of protection for 700,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally.
Military Border Deployment Extended Until September, Pentagon Announces While the troops are staying on, the mission is changing.
Lawmaker Opposes Using Pentagon Funds to Pay for Border Wall "I am opposed to using defense dollars for non-defense purposes," said Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.