Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome
Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America."
By Jen Judson
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Senate VA committee chairman Tester loses to Navy vet challenger
Tim Sheehy's win coupled with other GOP victories will give Republicans control of the Senate next year.
Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency
The agency that supervises the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially lose direct Cabinet oversight under legislation that Congress is negotiating.
Trump questions US intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling
Standing next to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump’s benefit and seemed to accept Putin’s insistence that Russia’s hands were clean.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
US Navy dedicates Japan-based destroyer to US Sen. McCain
Not just one, not just two, but three generations of McCains are now honored on a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific.
For the first time, a senator is opposing the VA secretary nominee
Before Tuesday, no senator had ever voted against a VA secretary nominee.
Trump suggests previous VA secretary nominee didn’t want the job
During a rally in Montana Thursday, President Trump accused Senate Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member, Jon Tester, D-Mont., of leading a smear campaign against his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Ahead of summit, lawmakers worry over what Trump will say to Putin
Administration officials say the Trump-Putin summit is under control, but lawmakers are worried.
Ignored for decades, WWI heroines could be recognized with Congressional Gold Medal
Hundreds of "Hello Girls" who worked as switchboard operators for front-line troops are in line to be honored by lawmakers.
VA secretary nominee promises more medical choices for vets, but not privatization
Improving veterans' access to health care would be one of his biggest priorities, Robert Wilkie said.
US military aims for $1 billion missile defense radar in Hawaii
The system would spot warheads on missiles headed for Hawaii and other U.S. states.
How one military wife is making a difference for military child victims of sexual harassment
Her daughter reported being sexually harassed at a DoD school. Now lawmakers are listening.
By Karen Jowers