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Veteran’s benefits take center stage in partisan budget showdown
Fighting between Democrats and Republicans over budget legislation has left veterans advocates uncertain about future support for their priorities.
Congressional leaders travel to Afghanistan amid uncertainty over troop deployments overseas
The trip coincided with a congressional delegation visit to Jordan to discuss regional instability.
Trump’s Syria ‘ceasefire’ could make the Middle East less safe, lawmakers say
Top congressional Democrats ― and two high-profile Republican senators ― decried the U.S.-brokered deal in which President Donald Trump agreed to drop sanctions against NATO ally Turkey if it would pause its military offensive in Syria.
By Joe Gould
Trump blasts Mattis as ‘the world’s most overrated general’
The comments came amid a White House fight between the president and Democratic leaders over the U.S. troop withdrawal in Syria.
Top impeachment investigator says Pentagon was ordered to not comply with subpoena
President Trump has said that without a vote, the ongoing impeachment inquiry is “illegitimate.”
Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
He was accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Budget deal gives a big funding boost to defense, but Republicans wanted more
The $738 billion plan for defense spending next year falls short of what some claimed was needed to maintain military might.
Deal sealed on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown, default
The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press
Detail, please halt! Belgian cadets display the worst drill in the history of upright walking
The following is an open letter to the esteemed Belgian Defence Forces on behalf of a now-perturbed international community.
By Jon Simkins
Congress returns to budget stalemate
Lawmakers returning to Washington, D.C., this week are in a race against the clock to reach a budget deal to ease statutory spending caps and avoid a government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
By Joe Gould
Wounded Warrior Program families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol
Wounded Warrior Project families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol.
By Kristine Froeba