The PACT Act is intended to improve health care and disability compensation for exposure to toxic substances. GOP State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who has embraced election conspiracy theories, sued in November to stop military absentee ballots from being counted. The Senate unanimously passed legislation that will eventually require components for all Navy ships to be made in the United States. Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction and sentence had been narrowly upheld by military appeals courts before his lawyers took the case to U.S. District Court. With Trump leading the Republican primary polls, the Senate approved an NDAA amendment that would require Congress to approve any NATO withdrawal. In comments on the delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine from the U.S., Putin said Russia has not used cluster bombs in its war in Ukraine so far. The extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power could have long-term consequences for his rule and his war in Ukraine. Top U.S. officials have called repeatedly over the past few months for China to reestablish military communication channels. Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command. Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect bordering Russian territory. Load More