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Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill to defend Trump’s defense budget plan
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 8, 2025.
Trump will seek 20% budget boost for nukes, says Inhofe
President Trump plans to ask Congress for $20 billion for the federal agency that maintains America’s weapons for fiscal 2021, an increase from last fiscal year.
By Joe Gould
House bill would require Pentagon to support PFAS cleanup in communities
Republicans joined Democrats in passing a bill that would increase restrictions and force cleanup of chemicals found in firefighting foams and nonstick cookware.
By Patricia Kime
What Soleimani’s death might mean for the National Defense Strategy and the next budget
The National Defense Strategy called for redirecting resources from the Middle East to invest in high-end technologies. Rising tensions with Iran threaten to pull the U.S. further into regional conflict.
By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna and David B. Larter
Former SMA Daniel Dailey lands a new job
Retired Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey will be taking an executive position with the Association of the U.S. Army.
By Kyle Rempfer
Should service in Iraq and Afghanistan be a recognized health hazard for vets applying for benefits?
Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have teamed on a bill that would help veterans apply for VA benefits.
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon audit’s secret to success is failure
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist spearheaded the department's first two audits. They failed, and he's okay with that.
By Joe Gould
Hire Our Heroes: Helping veterans transition from military service
Dan Caporale knows what it’s like to transition from military service with a respected position and guaranteed paycheck to being a civilian pounding the pavement looking for a job.
By Gerald D. Swick
Marine colonel originally convicted for child sex abuse released from brig, awaiting retirement decision
"The convening authority will approve ‘no punishment’ on Wilson’s General Court-Martial."
By Philip Athey
A wig, a car, a knife, a BB gun, a diaper, a Navy astronaut and her lover’s lover
Review: Portman's 'Lucy in the Sky' is an interesting mess.
By Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer