National Guard Leadership Grilled by Lawmakers over Sexual Assault Prosecutions Reports of sexual assault in the Guard have skyrocketed over the past decade, with 188 alleged incidents on state duty in...
Exposed to Environmental Toxins in the Military? A House Committee Wants to Hear from You Ahead of a hearing on military exposures, the House Veterans Affairs Committee is seeking feedback from vets.
Gitmo 20 Years Later: A 'Legal Black Hole' with Biden Shutdown Push Blocked by Congress Newly appointed Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert built the first detention facility in the war on terror at Naval Station...
Navy Blasted as Ineffective on Capitol Hill as Budget Crisis Looms A pair of House lawmakers say they are fed up with the Navy's inability to advocate for itself and its priorities on Capitol...
At Least 15 Lawmakers Who Shape US Defense Policy Have Investments in Military Contractors The tally is part of the Conflicted Congress project, in which Insider reviewed nearly 9,000 financial-disclosure reports for...
Storied 29th Infantry Patch Possibly on Chopping Block Due to Confederate Ties The 29th Infantry, a National Guard division created during the World War I era, makes up the lion's share of the Virginia...
Congress Gives Thumbs Up to Global War on Terrorism Memorial at Prime Spot on National Mall The authorization was only the opening move in a 24-step process.
'One of the Greatest of the Greatest Generation': A Final Farewell to Bob Dole Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley served as the personal escort Friday for former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, D-N.C.
After Years of Delays, Congress Prepares 2-Year Deadline for Pentagon to Finish Testing for ‘Forever Chemicals’ With less than one-third of nearly 700 locations through the identification process, Congress wants the timeline accelerated.
Commanding Officers Must Help Troops Get Mental Health Care Under New Legislation The provision is in response to the 2018 suicide of a sailor who was bullied by a supervisor and faced challenges receiving...
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...