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Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from Niger
The Senate struck down a bill from Sen. Rand Paul that would have required the U.S. to remove troops from Niger in the wake of a coup.
Republican defense bill would move Mexico under US Southern Command
Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command.
Navy announces new Naval Air Forces and NAVSEA commanders
Rear Adm. Dan Cheever will become the next Naval Air Forces commander, and Rear Adm. James P. Downey will head NAVSEA.
By Diana Stancy
Bill would launch clinical trials on cannabis use for vets pain, PTSD
The measure advanced out of a key Senate committee for the first time.
After UFO shoot-downs, senators fret over holes in homeland defenses
Lawmakers are eyeing NORAD's capabilities after a suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects pierced North America's airspace.
Time running out for Pentagon nominees
A slate of Pentagon nominations may not advance this year amid Capitol Hill opposition. And if they don't, the process restarts.
Lawmaker pushes plan to cap attorney fees for Camp Lejeune lawsuits
VA officials and veterans advocates have warned that many veterans may be taken advantage of by lawyers filing suits related to water contamination there.
Washington Football Team officially renamed ‘Commanders’
The renaming was made official on Feb. 2.
By Sarah Sicard
Censoring weapons tests risks troops’ lives, says Warren
Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Pentagon to stop censoring its annual weapons testing report.
By Joe Gould
Senator, SECDEF go head-to-head on so-called ‘woke’ military
Does the SECDEF think the military is racist? No.
Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget
Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.
By Joe Gould