How the Coast Guard Navigated Trump's 1st Year For the United States Coast Guard, 2017 began with a snub. It ended with lavish praise from the president himself.
Pentagon Ready to Accept Transgender Recruits Starting Jan. 1 Last July, Trump sent out a Tweet announcing a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.
Former Army Secretary Fanning Slams Trump's Proposed Transgender Ban The first openly gay Army Secretary, spoke out against Trump's proposed ban on transgender individuals in the military.
Transgender Recruitment to Begin Unless Courts Intervene Transgender recruitments will begin Jan. 1 barring a last-minute court intervention.
Trump Administration Appeals Court Order Allowing Transgender Recruits The motions argued that moving ahead on transgender recruits would "place extraordinary burdens on our armed forces."
Judge Allows Military to Accept Transgender Recruits Beginning Jan. 1 It was not immediately clear whether the Trump administration would appeal the ruling.
Army Leaders Stand Behind Soldier's Transgender Surgery The surgery was done in a civilian hospital in Pennsylvania and was paid for by the military's health coverage.
Kristin Beck Would Love to Train 1st Female SEALs -- On One Condition The retired Navy SEAL and transgender woman estimates that 2-8 women will make it through tough Navy SEAL training each year...
Carter: Transgender Troops Can Succeed in the US Military Defense Secretary tells Air Force Academy cadets that "quality and readiness of the force" is what matters.
No Timeline for Tricare Transgender Coverage DoD officials have no timeline for when military family members and retirees will be able to receive transgender-related care...
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...