Sexual Assault Prosecutions Should Change in 2023, Commission Recommends A Pentagon commission has recommended major changes to how sexual assaults and related crimes are prosecuted in the military...
Military Leaders Fire Back at Lawmakers as Critical Race Theory Debate Erupts on Capitol Hill The military's leadership forcefully pushed back on accusations that the services are teaching Marxist and anti-American...
Amid Pushback from Joint Chiefs, SecDef Backs Changes to Military Sexual Prosecutions Austin's backing of changes to the UCMJ for sexual assault and other special victims' crimes could prove controversial.
Military Leaders Wary of Changes in Sexual Assault Policy Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command.
New SecDef Puts Climate Crisis, Rebuilding Alliances on Military To-Do List Stopping the pandemic, countering China, and rebuilding alliances are among the top issues on Austin's mind.
The Military Is Resuming the Diversity Training That Trump Banned On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that revoked Trump's order.
Pentagon Eyes Plan to Intensify Social Media Screening in Military Background Investigations The Pentagon is looking for a new way to screen social media as part of its background check process.
SecDef Austin to Troops: If You've Seen Extremism in the Ranks, Tell Your Commander Earlier this month, Austin ordered the services to take a day over the next two months to talk about extremism in the ranks.
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...