White House Ally Inhofe Succeeds McCain as Senate Armed Services Chair The move could to put the influential committee on friendlier terms with the White House
Trump Canceled Military Parade Before Getting Cost Estimate: Pentagon President Donald Trump ruled the military parade too expensive before getting the Pentagon's cost estimate.
Trump Cancels Big Military Parade, Citing Cost After some estimates for the parade hit $92 million, President Donald Trump will instead attend a Nov. 11 parade in Paris.
Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."
Pence: Space Force Will Be Independent Service by 2020, Include Elite Operators Pence announced plans to invest additional billions of dollars and to stand up a dedicated U.S. combatant command for space.
Trump's Border Wall Could Derail Funding for New Coast Guard Icebreaker The Coast Guard's top officer said Wednesday that the U.S. can't afford to delay its presence in the Arctic.
More Dental Coverage, Spouse Employment Help Coming in Defense Bill This series of proposals is one step closer to becoming law.
Defense Budget Bill May Signal End of JSTARS Recapitalization Effort The push to upgrade the JSTARS fleet may be over as both the House and Senate have chosen to ax the recapitalization plan.
Congress Fails to Fund Trump's 'Space Force' in Defense Budget Bill A House-Senate conference committee working on the 2019 defense budget left out money to start building the Space Force.
Lawmakers: Use Cyber Attacks on Countries That Meddle in US Elections The SASC wants the U.S. to launch cyber attacks against any country that tries to disrupt the functioning of our society.
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...