Why the Religious Beliefs of Trump Defense Pick Pete Hegseth Matter Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth denies the allegations against him, including heavy drinking and sexual harassment...
Troops Still Aren't Getting Enough Sleep, and the Defense Department Isn't Taking Responsibility, Watchdog Says A recent GAO report recommends more top-level ownership in the military to help improve troop sleeping patterns.
Defense Bill with Massive Junior Enlisted Raise, Restriction on Health Care for Trans Military Kids Passes House Despite anger from Democratic lawmakers at language that would restrict health care for transgender children of service...
Hegseth Meets with Moderate Sen. Collins as He Lobbies for Key Votes in the Senate President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department said he had a “wonderful conversation” with Maine Sen...
Female Teens Don't See Themselves in the US Military. Here's Why, According to Pentagon Surveys. Surveys find that just 21% of American females ages 16 to 21 were qualified to serve in the U.S. military compared with 25%...
'We Saw the Opportunity': Pentagon Says Syria Strikes Were Possible After Assad and Russia Left Pentagon officials say that the massive strikes against more than 75 Islamic State terrorist group targets in Syria over the...
Health Care for Transgender Military Kids Could Be Banned by Must-Pass Defense Bill Transgender children of service members could lose access to gender-affirming health care through the military health system...
Sen. Joni Ernst Wants to Hear from Hegseth on Sex Assault in the Military and Women in Combat Unlike most of her Republican Senate peers, Ernst is not only a sexual assault survivor but also served in combat as an Army...
Assad's Fall in Syria Is a 'Fundamental Act of Justice,' But Also 'a Moment of Risk,' Biden Says The U.S has about 900 troops in Syria and Biden said he intends for those troops to remain, adding that U.S. forces on Sunday...
Military Leaders Are Rattled by a List of 'Woke' Officers That a Group Urges Hegseth to Fire The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a...
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...
