Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill, This Time over China President Donald Trump has issued a new threat to veto the $740 billion defense policy bill.
Wilkie 'Has Lost Trust' and Should Resign, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Says House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Takano is calling for the resignation of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Lawmakers 'Appalled' by Revelations of Sexual Assault, Harassment Culture at Fort Hood The review of Fort Hood found that 1,339 soldiers observed a sexual assault and 2,625 observed incidents of sexual harassment...
Hazardous Duty Pay Boost, Extra Allowance for Some Sailors Included in Defense Budget The bill boosts the maximum amount for hazardous duty incentive pay or imminent danger pay from $250 to $275 a month.
Rep. Trent Kelly Becomes Highest-Ranking Military Member in Congress An engineer and combat veteran, Kelly served in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and deployed to Iraq in 2005 as operations officer.
Lawmakers Press for 'Strong Vote' on Defense Budget Bill to Thwart Trump Veto Threat Leaders of the HASC said a veto on the National Defense Authorization Act would harm troops and readiness.
Congress Moves to Block US Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Germany The NDAA provision asked for details on whether the withdrawal would impact women and girls in Afghanistan.
Earl Plumlee, Alwyn Cashe Among 4 Soldiers Highlighted for Medal of Honor in Defense Bill The bill would clear the way for soldiers from four different wars to receive the military's highest honor.
Here's Congress' Detailed Plan to Get Rid of Confederate Base Names and Monuments The bill faces another, unrelated veto threat from Trump, who urged lawmakers to include a repeal of Section 230.
US Only 'Marginally' Ready for Great Power Fight, New Assessment Finds The Heritage Index assessed U.S. military strength across the service branches on a five-tiered scale.
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...