House Democrat Introduces Bill to Reinstate Veterans Fired from the Federal Government Under Trump A freshman Democratic congressman is introducing a bill to protect the jobs of veterans working for the U.S. government amid...
Senate Confirms Driscoll, a Veteran and Financier with Little Leadership Experience, to Be Army Secretary The Senate voted 66-28 to approve Dan Driscoll to be the Army's top civilian, putting a little-known and relatively...
Billionaire Nominee for Deputy Defense Secretary Grilled on Plans to Slash Staff, Budget Billionaire businessman Stephen Feinberg faced sharp questions from Democrats about impending mass firings at the Defense...
Military Parents Seek Help from Congress Amid Diversity Purge at Base Schools, Upcoming Mass Firings The European Parent Teacher Student Association sent letters to House and Senate Armed Services subcommittees that have...
Nominee for VA Deputy Role Questioned by Senate over Firings, Elon Musk Access to Veterans' Info Paul Lawrence served as the VA under secretary for benefits during the first Trump presidency.
Republicans Advance Massive Defense Budget Boost as Pentagon Eyes 'Offsets' A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to...
Why a Full Federal Takeover of DC Would Require an Act of Congress The moment that local officials in Washington have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump, one...
Trump Loyalist Kash Patel Is Confirmed as FBI Director by the Senate Despite Deep Democratic Doubts Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint at headquarters in...
Senate GOP Pushes Ahead with Budget Bill That Funds Trump's Mass Deportations and Border Wall On a party-line vote, 50-47, Republicans launched the process, skipping ahead of the House Republicans who prefer President...
Gabbard, Dogged by Syria Visit and Echoing Russian Disinfo, Approved to Take Helm of Intelligence Agencies The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard to the job of director of national intelligence, giving her the responsibility of...
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...
