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Biden campaign ad to feature burn pit advocates, highlight PACT Act
Veterans care is expected to be a major theme in the president's re-election bid.
Amid Emirati F-35 talks, Trump administration still ‘committed’ to congressional arms sale reviews
Amid reports the Trump administration is fast-tracking sales of the high-tech F-35 warplane to the United Arab Emirates, the State Department remains committed to consulting Congress on arms sales to foreign governments, a senior administration official says.
By Joe Gould
Kirtland airman to face a military trial after fatal crash
Officials at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico say an airman charged in a fatal car accident last year will face a military trial.
HASC Chairman Adam Smith on Mideast wars, acquisition reform and 2020 elections
Rep. Adam Smith talks national security, the presidential race and the next defense authorization bill.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon told witness not to testify in Trump impeachment inquiry
A Defense Department official who testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump did so in defiance of the Pentagon, which told her not to cooperate.
The White House will have final say over the Pentagon documents given to House impeachment inquiry
The Pentagon is sorting through thousands of documents and correspondence related to Ukrainian military aid, but a good chunk of those might be withheld from the House impeachment inquiry.
White House releases $250 million in Ukraine military aid
The White House has relinquished its hold on $250 million in military aid to Ukraine after weeks of bipartisan pressure from lawmakers who said the funding was needed to deter Russia.
By Joe Gould
Remains of Vietnam War pilot flown home to Texas by son
The remains of an Air Force pilot whose plane was shot down in 1967 during the Vietnam War have been returned to Texas by a commercial jet flown by his son.
‘Space Corps’ gets OK in House committee’s NDAA markup
The House Armed Services Committee has approved a new military branch for space.
By Joe Gould
Low-yield nukes lose partisan fight in House committee’s NDAA markup
Republicans lost a series of votes in the Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould
House panel to debate counteroffer to Trump’s Space Force
The House Armed Services Committee will debate a new military branch for space as part of the 2020 defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould