Trump Lays Groundwork for Transgender Military Ban During First Day in Office President Trump has rescinded the previous administration's order allowing transgender troops to serve openly and issued his...
Republicans in Congress Try Again for Rules Allowing Expedited Firings of VA Employees In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session, the chairmen of the committees that oversee the...
Combat Veteran, Sexual Assault Survivor Senator Backs Hegseth for Defense Secretary In an interview with a radio station in her home state, followed by a written statement, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced...
Biden Administration Closing Without Fulfilling Promise to Provide Gender-Affirmation Surgery to Transgender Vets In June 2021, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough delivered a high-profile speech in which he announced his department...
Jimmy Carter Lauded for His Humility and Service in Washington Before His Return to Georgia All of Carter's living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976...
Republican Mike Johnson Reelected House Speaker in Dramatic Floor Vote What was once a ceremonial day with newly elected lawmakers arriving to be sworn into office, often with family, friends and...
US Imposes Sanctions on Russian and Iranian Groups over Disinformation Targeting American Voters U.S. intelligence has accused both governments of spreading disinformation, including fake videos, news stories and social...
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass...
As Space Force Marks 5-Year Anniversary, Republicans and Trump Aim to Take it Higher In a month, the president who created the Space Force will be back in the White House, and one of the service's biggest...
Troop Pay Could Be Delayed Under Elon Musk-Inspired Government Shutdown The potential loss of pay in the midst of the holiday season was looming Thursday after plans negotiated by Republicans and...
Military Moves Ships, Aircraft to Middle East as Senator Seeks to Stop US Action Against Iran The U.S. military has moved additional ships and tanker aircraft into the Middle East and hurried a carrier to the region...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
The Army Parade Was Marked by Quiet Crowds, Trump-Linked Sponsors. But Soldiers Kept Politics at Bay. Despite the mixed feelings, the Army birthday parade was also an overdue opportunity to engage with the public and highlight...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Attorneys for a class-action suit representing 9,000 veterans argued that a legal interpretation limiting retroactive Combat...