Trump Could Get $21 Billion for Border Wall by Declaring a National Emergency The funding would come at the expense of canceling or leaving half-built a number of DoD projects.
2019 Military Pay Raise Amounts Released Most military members will see a bump in their Jan. 15 paychecks.
New Armed Services Committee Chairman Puts White House on Notice Rep. Adam Smith says Congress must do a better job of holding the president accountable on misinformation.
Here Are the Veterans Attending Tonight's State of the Union More than a dozen lawmakers are bringing active-duty troops or veterans as their plus-one for the State of the Union.
Border Wall or Military Construction? Tough Choices Surround State of the Union Lawmakers are faced with a hard choice between the wall and military construction projects in their home states.
Navy Reassessing Plan for 355-Ship Fleet in New Study, Top Officer Says The U.S. Navy is revisiting whether its 355-ship plan is sustainable, and whether an even larger naval presence is needed.
Could Air Force Win Big in 2020 Defense Budget? Analysts Weigh In Funding could include the border wall and homeland security, think tank number-crunchers say.
Cost of Deploying Active-Duty Troops to Border: $132 Million and Counting The costs of maintaining active-duty and National Guard troops on the border have risen to at least $235 million.
Trump Announces Temporary End to Shutdown, Back Pay for Federal Workers Trump announced he would sign legislation that would open government until Feb. 15 to make time to reach a border compromise.
A Modest Proposal: Move Coast Guard Under Navy So Coasties Get Paid More than 11,000 have signed on to a White House petition proposing a more radical move to get Coasties their paychecks.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...