Cost of Benefits for Post-9/11 Veterans to Double by 2050, New Report Estimates A new analysis from the Costs of War Project warns that the federal government may default on its commitment to veterans if...
Congress Passes Emergency Capitol Security Money, Afghan Aid The bill loosens requirements for the visas, which lawmakers say are pressing as the U.S. military withdrawal enters its...
Congress Poised to Pass Capitol Security Money, Afghan Aid The bill loosens requirements for the visas, which lawmakers say are pressing as the U.S. military withdrawal enters its...
Senate Defense Bill Would Add $2 Billion for Shipbuilding, Including Another Destroyer Sen. Tim Kaine said the Senate Armed Services Committee has budgeted for one more Arleigh Burke-class destroyer than the...
5 Tips for Re-Budgeting For millions of Americans, life has been turned upside down by social distancing, quarantines and business closures from the...
Navy Secretary Nominee Backs 355-Ship Plan, but Is Biden's Budget Enough? The growth in sea forces will be necessary as the military shifts from land-based conflicts to the Pacific region, Carlos Del...
House Subcommittee Passes $706B Spending Bill with 2.7% Pay Raise for Troops The bill would increase the Pentagon's funding by nearly $10 billion over this year's spending levels.
After Criticizing Bloated VA Budget, House Agrees to Boost It By $170 Million The first draft of the VA appropriations bill for fiscal 2022 includes additional funding for women's health care, mental...
Cash-Strapped National Guard Warns It Will Be Forced to Cancel Training, Ground Aircraft The National Guard is facing a severe funding shortage after its months-long mission securing the U.S. Capitol.
Pentagon Cancels Border Wall Projects, Will Recover Funding Diverted by Trump Funds freed up by the cancellations will now be used for "previously deferred military construction projects."
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...
