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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.
Senator drops opposition to Marine Corps commandant nominee
The move paves the way for Lt. Gen. David Berger to take over the service's top post.
SMA: New Army promotion system won’t speed things up
Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey is addressing push-back on the Army's new centralized promotion system.
The Army just completely revamped the way it promotes for senior NCOs
Instead of multiple boards a year, the Army will create one, annual list of its most talented soldiers.
As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help
Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency.
VA privatization latest battleground for congressional rising stars
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw offered starkly different views of today's VA in events this week.
Lawmakers seek treatments for veterans exposed to chemicals
Veterans with health problems caused by exposure to toxic chemicals known as PFAS would be eligible for federal health care services under legislation proposed in Congress.
Coast Guard finally gets new polar icebreaker
Congress passed a spending bill on Feb. 14 and President Trump signed it into law, securing funding for at least one breaker.
US intel chiefs contradict Trump on North Korea, ISIS threats
Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. The chiefs made no mention of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border for which Trump has considered declaring a national emergency.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press