Major Deployments to Syria, Afghanistan Unlikely: Thornberry The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said he doesn't expect the administration to order a push of troops into...
Hill Offers No Relief for Readiness Crisis DoD leaders outline the readiness crisis unfolding across America’s armed forces, and got no hint of relief from Congress.
Panel Votes to Expand VA Benefits The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted to help vets find work and help more injured vets gain reproductive health...
Gridlock, Sequester Deepen Military Budget Morass The uniformed chiefs got another shot at describing the readiness crisis that Congress has inflicted on the armed forces.
Antics of Our Lawmakers No Longer Tolerable Why are we, the voting citizens of this country, still tolerating the antics, egos and arrogant self-interest?
Hagel, Ryan Defend Retiree Cola Caps Hagel and Rep. Ryan are defending the cap Congress imposed on cost-of-living adjustments for "working age" military retirees.
Senators Vow COLA Cap Repeal Lawmakers vowed to clear a bill to roll back the cap on cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees under age 62.
VA Reviewing Bonuses After Awarding $400M in 2011 The Department of Veterans Affairs’ ongoing review of performance bonuses has already yielded the cancellation of 43 of the...
Levin: Budget Cliff Can Be Averted, but in Time? Michigan Sen. Carl Levin said he thought Congress could avert automatic budget restrictions set to take effect at the end of...
Bill Would Boost Oversight of Disability System A key Senate lawmaker has offered legislation that would force the Pentagon to strengthen oversight of its mental health care...
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...
