Donald Trump

Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Barbara Barrett to promise to end spending at properties belonging to the "grifter-in-chief."

The move will not, however, prevent the Defense Department from moving forward with the plan.

In 2017, about 4,200 women and 1,100 men reported being sexually assaulted in the military, up 10 percent from 2016.

The Pentagon's support of Trump's effort to build sections of a wall on the southern U.S. border has angered many Democrats.

Blumenthal said he's looking for assurances from Barrett that the president will not profit from troops' layover stays.

The president was in New York City when the World Trade Center was hit.

President Trump pledged that the 18-year old war against the Taliban will go on to erase a threat against the homeland.

The service has been questioned about why personnel would opt to stay at a property owned by the Trump organization.

The U.S. Air Force now says it is investigating where and how often its members stay at various hotels around the world.

The crew stopped at the president's Turnberry resort en route to Kuwait.