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.
NATO chief: Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance
Stoltenberg pledged more support on his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion just over a year ago.
This general helped steer the Army’s post-Vietnam transformation
Archival materials at the Army Heritage & Education Center detail the work of Gen. Maxwell Reid Thurman, an architect of the 1980s "Be all you can be."
Civil War reenactor goes off script, admits plan to bomb battlefield
A Virginia man pleaded guilty for previously planting an explosive device at a Civil War reenactment.
‘Poop falling from the ceiling’ shows military housing issues persist
Senator hears from military spouses as part of his two-year effort to improve housing at Fort Gordon and elsewhere.
Republican effort to undo VA abortion rule fails in Senate
The Senate rejected 51-48 the bid to scrap the expanded services.
The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea
As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship in the South China Sea.
3rd ‘MARSOC 3’ defendant’s case goes before top military appeals court
“More than just legal questions, I think we heard some anger from the judges,” said a lawyer for Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet.
Future LCS Cleveland launches, strikes tugboat
No one was injured in Saturday's mishap but the ship suffered damage above the waterline, officials said.
Army, Navy and Air Force predict recruiting shortfalls this year
Only the Marine Corps is confident it'll meet this year's mission.
