Hegseth, Democrats Tangle over Troop Deployments to Los Angeles Amid the back-and-forth between Hegseth and Democrats at a House Appropriations Committee defense subpanel hearing, the...
Hegseth Faces Congress for First Time since Signal Leaks and Marine Deployment to Los Angeles Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as...
Dropkick Murphys, Lawmakers to Join Veterans in Washington on D-Day to Protect VA Benefits, Federal Jobs The event, which will draw former service members from all 50 states, aims to support the 750,000 workers who formerly wore...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Budget for Veterans to See Private Doctors Would See Big Boost in GOP's VA Funding Proposal Overall, the House Appropriations Committee's fiscal 2026 VA spending bill would give the department about $453 billion -- a...
Space Force Budget Faces Uncertainty as White House Bets on Supplemental Money from Congress An appendix for budget documents released last week shows a total of around $26.3 billion requested for the Space Force in...
Putin Is Preparing for More War, US Senators Warn, Urging Swift Sanctions and Global Action Two U.S. senators are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling on peace while preparing a fresh military...
State Department Notifies Congress of Reorganization Plan with Bigger Cuts to Programs and Staff The State Department notified Congress of an updated reorganization of the massive agency, proposing cuts to programs beyond...
Lawmakers Push for Osprey Safety Report to Be Added to Annual Defense Funding Bill House lawmakers want a safety report about the V-22 Osprey to be included in the annual defense appropriations bill after...
Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York Dies at 94 During the Korean War, he earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
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...
