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.
McCain-Sanders' VA Bill Slammed as Pro-Union A former New York lieutenant governor says just-passed Senate legislation intended to eliminate long patient wait times at VA...
McCain Pushes Karzai on New US Troop Deal Afghan President Hamid Karzai risked losing the war to the Taliban through repeated delays in signing an agreement to keep U...
McCain Will Not Hold Up Dempsey's Nomination McCain said he won't block Dempsey from being confirmed after the general offered lawmakers options for intervening in Syria.
McCain, Dempsey Duel Over US Role in Syria McCain threatened to block the reconfirmation of the military's top officer over how the U.S. should deal with the war in...
Dempsey and McCain Spar Over Benghazi Gen. Martin Dempsey sparred with Sen. John McCain on whether the military could have prevented the Benghazi attacks.
Clinton Denial of VA Problems Unfit for Presidential Candidate: McCain Sen. John McCain criticized Hillary Clinton while plugging Sen. Bernie Sanders as a pro-veteran lawmaker.
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...
Numerous Sports Teams Involved in 'Paid Patriotism,' Senators Say Many of those heart-rending tributes to the troops at ballparks and football stadiums came with a pricetag to the Pentagon.
US-Enforced No-Fly Zone over Syria Risks Conflict with Russia: Selva Air Force Gen. Paul Selva said the U.S. could impose a no-fly zone over Syria, but only at the risk of conflict with Russian...
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...
