Lawmakers: Trump's $54 Billion Defense Hike 'Not Enough' The Trump administration's budget proposal would boost defense spending by $54 billion and end the sequester caps.
Republicans Want More US Military Action in Iraq GOP lawmakers support President Obama’s decision to aid besieged Iraqis and help defend the threatened city of Irbil, but...
McCain Slams Marine Commandant Nominee on Iraq and Arming Recruiters Sen. John McCain went after Marine Commandant Nominee Lt. Gen. Robert Neller for what he viewed as evasive answers on arming...
McCain: No Need for US Ground Troops to Retake Raqqa The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he sees no need to send U.S. ground troops into Syria to recapture...
Incoming VFW Commander Hits Trump Over McCain Comments The incoming commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump for...
GOP Win Sets Stage for McCain to Put Pressure on Pentagon, Industry McCain will likely take over as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee after the Republicans took control of the Senate...
SEAL Commander Mired in Controversy Retires The admiral in charge of Naval Special Warfare Command has reportedly retired from the service after his promotion was...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Resists Calls to Cut Number of Top Brass Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford stepped into a roiling debate over the number of generals and admirals in the...
Hagel, McCain Clash Over Iraq Surge Sen. John McCain lit into former Sen. Chuck Hagel for having predicted the 2007 Iraq surge would be a blunder.
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...
