As lawmakers head to summer recess, threat of an autumn shutdown looms
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 22. 2025.
Pentagon & Congress
House advances $832 billion military budget plan for next fiscal year
Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House's spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026.
North Korea calls its nukes ‘stark reality,’ criticizes G-7
North Korea’s foreign minister called the Group of Seven wealthy democracies a “tool for ensuring the U.S. hegemony” as she lambasted its latest meeting.
Russia’s air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod
Russia’s military acknowledged that one of its warplanes accidentally bombed a Russian city about 25 miles east of the Russia-Ukraine border.
Army special operations community concludes first-ever Heritage Week
While the Regimental Honors program for this community began in 1981, Heritage Week began this year.
Study IDs healthcare factors that lead to amputation among veterans
Peripheral artery disease is a leading cause of the approximately 185,000 lower extremity amputations in the U.S. each year.
VA halts all new work on health records overhaul
Several sites were scheduled to begin using the new software later this year, but department leaders have now completely scrapped that timeline.
US to start training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tanks within weeks
A separate shipment of refurbished M1A1 Abrams tanks is expected to reach Ukrainian battlefields by the end of the year.
What research shows about special education services for military kids
Two moms discuss results from a new survey of military families whose children need special education services on this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast.
Lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding veterans, retirees out of millions
A woman used her law firm to prey on retiree investors and “military veterans in desperate financial straits.”
US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan.
