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Lawmakers set to question Austin on decision to hide cancer diagnosis
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of Feb. 26, 2024.
Do American political divisions impact troops? Here’s what enlisted leaders have to say
Racism, misogyny and political partisanship are key issues in civilian life, but to what extent do they trickle into the force?
By Kyle Rempfer
Congress sends Trump disaster bill with aid to storm-struck military posts
Congress has approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid deal that contains nearly $3 billion for storm-stricken military facilities around the country.
By Joe Gould
58 former national security officials to rebuke Trump’s emergency declaration
A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials is expected to join opposition to President Trump’s national emergency declaration.
By Joe Gould
Here’s why 22 Republicans voted against blocking Trump from NATO pullout
Some House Republicans voted against a resolution supporting NATO this week because they saw it as an attack on President Donald Trump.
By Joe Gould
Israel defense aid bill snared in shutdown showdown
The way ahead is unclear for a bill to impose new sanctions on Syria, boost security assistance to Israel and reauthorize defense cooperation with Jordan.
By Joe Gould
Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP
Both current and former female service members were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to the data from VoteCast.
Trump tells GOP leaders he won’t sign bill to avoid shutdown
"The president said he will not sign this bill," because it doesn’t include money for his border wall with Mexico House Speaker Paul Ryan said exiting a hastily called meeting with Trump and other GOP lawmakers at the White House.
70 House lawmakers to Trump: Kill proposed $33B defense cut
Lawmakers urge the president to stick to a planned top line of $733 billion for his fiscal 2020 defense budget.
By Joe Gould
US House shelves Yemen vote, but the issue isn’t dead
House Republicans just shut down a measure to end U.S. military involvement in the Yemen civil war, but several lawmakers say they are not done yet.
By Joe Gould