Mattis on Two-Year Budget Deal: 'We Will Spend the Money Wisely' The White House brought in Mattis to press for a budget deal that would lift caps on defense spending.
Mattis: There Is No Such Thing as a 'Tactical' Nuke Defense Secretary Mattis said new low-yield nuclear weapons would be bargaining chips for arms deals.
Mattis to Brief Lawmakers on Nuke Review, Defense Strategy Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will brief lawmakers Tuesday on the overhaul of U.S. strategies against major threats.
Congress Moves Again to Delay Budget Deal With Continuing Resolution Congress is moving again to delay a budget deal despite pleas from the Pentagon.
Legislation to Tackle Spouse Employment Issues A new proposal would order the Pentagon to take a hard look at a series of military spouse employment issues.
Trump Issues Call for a 'New America Moment' Backed by Military Might President Trump used his State of the Union address to call on the nation to seize a "New American Moment."
Pentagon Getting 'Chief Management Officer' to Shake Up Bureaucracy Under a plan approved last August, the post of CMO will have major responsibilities in the areas of logistics and supply.
Shutdown Ending With Another Continuing Resolution That Military Hates The government shutdown was ending Monday with another stopgap spending deal.
Lawmakers Push Bills to Keep Paying Troops Amid Shutdown Without such a measure troops will not get paid Feb. 1.
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...