Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is taking two weeks off from her 2020 Democratic presidential campaign to participate in Army National Guard training.
The crowded field of presidential hopefuls largely backed withdrawal from the nearly 18-year-old conflict and blasted the president for erratic foreign policy.
Congresswomen who have served in the military are setting up a new caucus to support the nation’s growing ranks of female service members, and they’re looking for clout, too, in American politics.
Lawmakers say they are happy with the fixes so far, but worry that military officials haven't addressed oversight problems that allowed the housing problems to fester.
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard says her top priorities if she’s elected to the White House in 2020 would be to end military action in countries such as Iraq and Syria and to de-escalate tensions with nuclear-armed countries like Russia and China.
Amid reports President Trump is drafting a national emergency to divert Pentagon funds for his border wall, some Democrats are working to turn this path into a dead end.