Esper Refuses to Recuse Himself on Raytheon Matters in SecDef Confirmation Hearing In heated exchanges, Warren demanded to know whether Esper would recuse himself on DoD decisions involving Raytheon.
Retired Military Surgeons General to Congress: Intervene on Medical Billets "As former Army, Navy, and Air Force surgeons general, we strongly assert the need for Congress to table these cuts."
House Passes $733 Billion Defense Bill, Including 3.1% Pay Raise for Troops The House passed a $733 billion defense policy bill -- $17 billion short of what the White House wanted.
Senator Who Held Up Berger's Confirmation Wants Marines Based in Alaska A Marine Reserve colonel who serves in the Senate hit the Corps' incoming commandant with questions on cold-weather training.
Amendment Would Bar Trump from Holding Another July 4 'Salute to America' The House passed a measure aimed at stopping President Donald Trump from repeating his July 4 military "Salute to America."
House Advances Effort to Overturn Pentagon Restrictions on Transgender Service The legislation still needs to be reconciled with the Senate's version of the national defense bill.
Senate Sets Date for Esper's Defense Secretary Confirmation Hearing For the first time since January, the Pentagon may have soon have a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense.
Milley Warns That War with Iran Would Disrupt Strategy to Confront Russia, China Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley warned that war with Iran would delay and disrupt the overall National Defense Strategy.
Lawmakers Still Fighting to Keep US Out of War With Iran House Democrats back a measure already rejected by the Senate to require congressional approval for attacking Iran.
Bill to Auto-Erase All Student Debt for 100% Disabled Vets Gains Momentum Senate leaders joined an effort this week to pass a law that would erase the student loan debts of 100% disabled veterans.
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...