Lawmakers Question Why Marines Haven't Attracted More Women Female lawmakers pressed U.S. Military personnel officials today to explain what they are doing to attract more women.
Senator Pushes for Answers on $50 Million Army Contracting Scandal "This audit we know includes questioned costs amounting to over $50 million," Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said.
Army Chief: Assad Should Pay a Big Price for Recent Chemical Attack Milley testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons should be attacked.
Op-Ed: Why Military Service Prepares Veterans for Public Service Approval ratings for Congress are among the lowest ever recorded, but being a politician doesn't have to be dishonorable.
Vets Choice, Caregiver Programs Left Out of Final Spending Bill VA has already warned Congress that the Veterans Choice program could run out of money by May.
Trump Cites Military Pay Raise in Support for Bill to Avoid Shutdown The White House cited the military pay raise in initial backing for a huge spending package.
Army Has Spent 18 Months Preparing for War in Korea: Milley Members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee expressed a keen interest in possible contingency plans.
Syrian Regime Has Won Civil War, CentCom Commander Says Votel said President Bashar al-Assad, with the backing of Russia and Iran, has essentially won the seven-year-old civil war.
Congress Ponders What to Do about Allies Who Fail to Invest in NATO Lawmakers on Thursday pressed the NATO commander for Europe over concerns that some allies are not paying mandatory dues.
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...