House Bill Earmarks $1M to Rename Army Bases Honoring Confederate Leaders Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in early June that he was open to consider renaming the installations.
Troops Who Admit Marijuana Use Would Be Allowed to Reenlist Under New Provision The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday included a provision in the defense policy bill that would let service members...
Measure Requiring Women to Register for Draft Left Out of House Defense Bill An proposal to include the recommendations of a blue-ribbon commission on national service was withdrawn for procedural...
Military Hazardous Duty Pay Could Increase by 10% Under New Proposal The increase would not apply to service members in combat zones.
Duckworth Says She'll Block Military Promotions Until Vindman Gets Consideration Sen. Duckworth said she would block a promotions list with 1,123 names on it until she had confirmation.
Military Firefighters Say DoD Isn’t Moving Fast Enough to Protect Them from Toxic Chemicals The Department of Defense has yet to begin testing firefighters for these substances.
House Bill Would Ban the Confederate Flag from All US Military Properties, Rename Bases The amendment would prohibit display of the flag on all installations, workplaces and common and public areas.
HASC Chairman's Top NDAA Priorities: Improving Racial Equality and Fixing Health Care The House defense policy bill contains a cluster of provisions to improve opportunities for minorities in the armed forces.
Amendment Aims to Overturn Ban on Transgender Military Service Two senators have offered an amendment aimed at lifting the military's ban on transgender service.
Sen. Warren: Revoke Medals of Honor Awarded to Troops in 'Wounded Knee' Massacre The amendment is similar to the "Remove the Stain Act" introduced in the House and Senate last November.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
