Trump's Defense Agencies Purge Comes at a Vulnerable Time for US National Security One defense official described the situation to CNN as "scary" and "very unsettling."
Shake-Ups Coming for Some Military Congressional Committees After the Election Here's a look at the committees that fund the armed services and VA, and the outcome of their leaderships' elections.
Senate Committee Wants to Cut Marine Corps Even Smaller, Keeps 3% Troop Pay Raise Like the House version, the Senate's bill would fund a 3% pay raise for active-duty troops, a guarantee that U.S. service...
Live Results: US Military Veteran Candidates in the 2020 Elections Stay here for the latest on races involving U.S. military veterans as results come in.
More Veterans Ran for Congress This Year Than in 2018. Here’s How the Races Went More veterans ran for seats or sought reelection to Congress this year than in 2018, but the overall number of vets in the...
Rep. Elaine Luria Defeats Scott Taylor in Showdown Between Navy Veterans in Virginia Luria is a retired surface warfare officer; Taylor is a former SEAL.
Former Naval Aviator, Astronaut Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally to Claim Senate Seat Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican and retired Air Force colonel, has lost her Senate seat to Democratic challenger Mark Kelly...
Former White House Doctor, Navy Admiral Ronny Jackson Wins House Seat in Texas Jackson had previously been nominated to lead the VA, but withdrew amid controversy.
'We're Better Than This': Jon Stewart, Veterans Advocates Rally for Bipartisan Burn Pit Legislation No matter who wins the election, the talk show host and activists say they have a plan to push through burn pit legislation.
US Military Veterans Running for Congress 2020: 16 Hot Races to Watch Military veterans now make up a formidable presence in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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...
