US Military Warnings of Dire Situation in Afghanistan During Withdrawal Ignored, House GOP Report Finds Warnings from U.S. military officers about the Taliban's swift advances as American troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021...
$12 Billion More for VA Medical Budget Urgently Needed, Department Says If Congress does not include extra funding for Department of Veterans Affairs medical services in an upcoming stopgap...
Pentagon Chief Says a 6-Month Temporary Budget Bill Will Have Devastating Effects on the Military Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating...
Congress Takes Up a Series of Bills Targeting China, from Drones to Drugs How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from summer break.
House Republicans Subpoena Secretary Blinken for Testimony on US Withdrawal from Afghanistan House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their...
McConnell Says Deterring America's Adversaries Should Be 'Front and Center' for the Next President Speaking to a home-state crowd in Kentucky, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell evoked Ronald Reagan's mantra of “peace...
Sexual Assault, Harassment and Retaliation Against Victims 'Pervasive' in Coast Guard, Senate Investigation Finds A new investigation by a Senate subcommittee found that Coast Guard leaders often fail to handle reports of sexual assault...
Republican Project 2025 Takes Dead Aim at Veterans' Health and Disability Benefits When I came to Congress two years ago and joined the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, I was cautiously optimistic that...
Lawmakers Ask Pentagon Leaders to Commit to Keeping the Military Out of Politics and the Election Lawmakers asked the defense leaders to reaffirm that U.S. law prohibits forces from being used for civilian law enforcement...
Years After Fall of Kabul, US Congress Has Still Not Acted to Secure Future of More Than 70,000 Afghan Evacuees in US The act’s failure comes despite bipartisan and wide-ranging popular support to assist Afghans – including among members of...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
