Budget

A group of senators wants to reinstate funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper for service members.

The Republicans' proposed coronavirus relief package in the Senate includes $29 billion for the Pentagon.

In addition to funding hardware and programs, the proposed legislation contains a 3% pay raise for uniformed personnel.

The amount is higher than President Trump's budget request, including additional funding for housing and technology upgrades.

The fiscal 2021 defense funding bill would also fund a 3% troop pay raise.

The Air Force must maintain 50 primary mission KC-10A aircraft in 2021, legislation says. It must keep 24 combat-coded B-1s.

The bill would make changes to Exceptional Family Member programs, child care services and sexual assault investigations.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced the $740.5 billion defense bill for fiscal 2021.

Lawmakers will not allow the U.S. Space Force to realign Air Force bases that host space missions until they get an analysis.

The SASC wants to spend nearly $7 billion over two years to launch a new military effort aimed at deterring China.