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.
Deployed Lawmaker Fights Air National Guard's Effort to Shrink Spy Plane Fleet The Air National Guard may be looking to get rid of half its RC-26 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet.
Brass Call for More Accountability to Stop Sexual Assault at Military Academies The military academies reported a combined 47 percent increase in unwanted sexual contact incidents since 2016.
Veterans, Federal Workers Rally Against Another Government Shutdown Federal workers pressed Congress to reach a veto-proof deal to avoid another government shutdown.
Admiral to Lawmaker: Lots of Navy Ships Didn’t Have Collisions In 2017, two Navy destroyer collisions left 17 sailors dead.
Top Senator Wants New Defense Secretary, But Misses Mattis Sen. James Inhofe said Tuesday that he wished Jim Mattis was still on the job as Defense Secretary.
Marine Combat Veteran Lays Groundwork for 2020 Presidential Campaign Rep. Seth Moulton, a veteran Marine officer, is a proponent of greater investment in technology and public service.
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.
Walter Jones Battled on Behalf of Marines. For Him, It Was Personal Congressman Walter B. Jones entered hospice care Jan. 26 and died days later, Feb. 10, on his 76th birthday.
House Passes Bill to Cover Veterans' Child Care During Medical Appointments The legislation also would make permanent some existing patient child care centers at VA facilities.
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...