Nearly 100,000 cases were delayed because of technical problems with the VA's web site software. Zelenskyy visited Washington hoping to secure more and better US aid for Ukraine. But many of his pleas fell on deaf ears as Republican opposition grows. Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts. Lawmakers want more information on how many procedures have been performed and how they were justified. She laid out the submarine production rate needed for AUKUS at her Senate hearing, though her confirmation is uncertain. Multiple House lawmakers expressed doubt that the expensive vets records project can be saved. AUKUS was announced two years ago. Now Congress must pass several bills to make the pact work, from export controls to submarine transfer authorities. The Navy said it started moving ships out of Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Monday — starting with the littoral combat ship Cooperstown. Several candidates at the first Republican debate held Wednesday advocated sending more active-duty troops to work along the U.S. border with Mexico. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retired on Monday with his replacement's confirmation stalled in an ongoing political fight. Load More