Stopgap Spending Bill with $350 Million for Hawaii Water Crisis Clears House Beyond the funding to grapple with the water contamination issue, the continuing resolution would keep the government open...
'We Have a Sacred Obligation:' Biden Pledges to Help Vets Struggling with the Wounds of War President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union address vowed to help veterans suffering from illnesses caused by...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration Makes New Investment in its Best Asset: Employees We need to invest and care for the people who care for our nation's veterans
Sen. Jim Inhofe, Army Veteran and Ranking Member of Armed Services Committee, to Retire Inhofe has played an influential role in defense policy with upward of 30 years' experience on the House and Senate Armed...
Air Force Nominee Backtracks on Automated Monitoring of Troops for Extremist Social Media Posts Ravi Chaudhary walked back previous support for using artificial intelligence to monitor for signs of extremism in the...
Senate Responds to Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Strongly Worded Statement The statement was meant to present a united front on supporting Ukraine -- but it comes after senators have struggled to...
Aid to Ukraine Might Not Make it Ahead of Potential Invasion as Congress Is Gridlocked Negotiations on aid to Ukraine have stalled over a partisan impasse on sanctions, including what to do about the Nord Stream...
Lawmaker Wants to Rename Fort Benning for New Medal of Honor Recipient Alwyn Cashe In 2020, Congress created the Naming Commission to rename military bases and other Defense Department property with...
Sen. Bob Dole Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors The former Army captain and U.S. senator was buried in a ceremony appropriate for the rank of colonel, which he was...
Dozens of Democrats Call Out Biden over Drone Strikes that Kill Civilians An August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians prompted fierce criticism of the Biden administration and renewed...
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...
