Republicans Advance Massive Defense Budget Boost as Pentagon Eyes 'Offsets' A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to...
Why a Full Federal Takeover of DC Would Require an Act of Congress The moment that local officials in Washington have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump, one...
Trump Loyalist Kash Patel Is Confirmed as FBI Director by the Senate Despite Deep Democratic Doubts Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint at headquarters in...
Nominee for VA Deputy Role Questioned by Senate over Firings, Elon Musk Access to Veterans' Info Paul Lawrence served as the VA under secretary for benefits during the first Trump presidency.
Senate GOP Pushes Ahead with Budget Bill That Funds Trump's Mass Deportations and Border Wall On a party-line vote, 50-47, Republicans launched the process, skipping ahead of the House Republicans who prefer President...
Gabbard, Dogged by Syria Visit and Echoing Russian Disinfo, Approved to Take Helm of Intelligence Agencies The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard to the job of director of national intelligence, giving her the responsibility of...
Military's Handling of Abuse at Day Cares Under Increasing Pressure from Congress, Inspector General A Military.com investigation in April uncovered several cases of abuse and sexual behavior between children at military child...
Mold Issues, Poor Housing Conditions for Troops Are Rampant. What Can Congress Do? Despite repeated vows from military officials and housing contractors to make sure troops don't have to endure health hazards...
Trump’s Picks for Pentagon Team Spark GOP Debate on Security Leading Republican senators are expressing serious concerns about what they consider the isolationist bent of President...
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Oversee US Spy Agencies, Clears Senate Committee A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard is one of Trump’s most divisive nominees, with lawmakers of both parties pointing...
Fired: Joint Chiefs Chairman, Top Navy Leader, Air Force Vice Chief, Service Judge Advocates General In a historic and unprecedented move, the Trump administration on Friday night fired the Joint Chiefs chairman, the Navy's...
Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8%...
VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge Of the 1,000 employees fired last week from the Department of Veterans Affairs, some were employees who had worked for the...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning My Dad was a commander in the Vietnam War. My Mom changed how the military cares for widows.
