Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary After Republicans Dismiss Misconduct Allegations Pete Hegseth is the new secretary of defense following a bruising confirmation fight that revealed he has been accused of...
Problems with Tricare Contract Transition 'Actively Harming' Military, Lawmaker Tells Pentagon Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., represents military health beneficiaries near and on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Oath Keepers Founder Rhodes Is Barred from Entering Washington or Capitol Without Court's Permission U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued the order two days after Rhodes visited Capitol Hill, where he met with at least one...
This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America's Latest Military Vessel. The icebreaker Aiviq was built for oil work in the Arctic but has design issues. Its maiden voyage to Alaska ended in a...
Senate Advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's Defense Secretary, Despite Allegations Against Him Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks with Trump and his allies who...
Senate Confirms John Ratcliffe to Lead the CIA, Giving Trump His Second Cabinet Member At his Senate hearing last week, Ratcliffe said the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology such as artificial...
House Passes Immigrant Detention Bill That Would Be Trump's First Law to Sign The House gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent...
Stefanik Pledges an 'America First' Agenda at the UN and a Review of US Funding Noting that the U.S. is the largest single contributor to the United Nations, Stefanik said at her confirmation hearing that...
Pete Hegseth's Former Sister-in-Law Alleges Abuse Against Second Wife in Affidavit The affidavit describes Hegseth’s treatment of his second wife, Samantha, and alleges repeat drunkenness and a domestic...
VA Secretary Nominee Pledges to Modernize Hospital Infrastructure, Promote Community Care Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former House member from Georgia, faced some tough questions but appeared to...
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...
