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Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force
Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.
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House committee nixes Lloyd Austin’s waiver hearing
Weeks-old plans for defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin to testify before the House Armed Services Committee have been canceled.
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Pentagon won’t say what got 12 Guard troops sent home from Biden inauguration duty in DC
Officials said removed troops will be referred for appropriate criminal or command investigation.
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As Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom
The incoming administration must make several decisions fairly quickly, says outgoing official Rob Soofer.
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Amid tensions with US, Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
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Smith touts Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
Democrats are calling for Austin's speedy confirmation.
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General education: What Austin can learn from Mattis’s rocky relationship with Congress
Austin must work with Congress to win support for President-elect Joe Biden’s national security budget and priorities.
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FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters.
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15,000 National Guard troops now in DC for inauguration in eerie calm before the feared storm
As many as 25,000 Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, could deploy to the city.
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Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols
Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol.
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US military says troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
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