Indicted Lawmaker Defends Navy SEAL Charged with Premeditated Murder Rep. Duncan Hunter said he is skeptical of the charges brought against a Navy SEAL accused of killing an ISIS fighter.
Senate Procedural Vote Slow, Shutdown Looms The Senate likely doesn't have the 60 votes needed to pass stopgap budget bill.
GOP Senators Meeting with Trump over Shutdown Standoff, Border Wall Senate likely doesn't have the 60 votes needed to pass stopgap budget bill.
Amid 1st Signs of US Withdrawal from Syria, Congress Pushes Back Against Trump Members of Congress urged the president to reverse his decision to withdraw troops from Syria.
House Members Press Senate for Floor Vote on Blue Water Veterans The ranking member and committee's next chairman pressed for a floor vote after an effort failed Wednesday in the Senate.
Budget Impasse Delays 2019 Military Pay Charts Release The 2.6 percent pay raise is still guaranteed, but the release of the military pay charts has been put on hold.
Lawmakers Press Coast Guard Commandant on Bias Allegations at Academy The meeting was called to address a recent Inspector General report.
Icebreaker Or Border Wall? House Action Jeopardizes Coast Guard Ship Funding The Coast Guard commandant says he would press to get funding back for a new icebreaker.
Navy: Maintenance Backlogs Improving Despite Long Waits for Submarines Navy officials sought to reassure lawmakers that the service's backlog for ship and submarine maintenance is improving.
House Passes Bill Blocking Schools from Penalizing Student Veterans for VA's Delays The House passed a bill aimed at preventing schools from slapping penalties on vets affected by the VA's failures.
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...
