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Pentagon & Congress

  • National Guard troops were forced to move out of the Senate to the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center garage. (Photo via Facebook)
    National Guard troops kicked out of Senate are back in Capitol following outrage from lawmakers, public

    National Guard troops complained of a lack of gratitude on the part of those they have left their jobs, homes and families to protect.

    Howard Altman
    6 hours ago
  • In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the Office of Military Commissions building used for Periodic Review Board hearings is seen April 18, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (Alex Brandon/AP)
    US military moves to try 2002 Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo

    All three suspects were captured in Thailand in 2003 and held in CIA custody before they were taken to Guantanamo three years later.

    Ben Fox, The Associated Press
    10 hours ago
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Previously Gen. Austin was the commanding officer of the U.S. Central Command in the Obama administration. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)
    Congress approves waiver for Biden’s pick for defense secretary

    President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon took a major step closer to confirmation on Thursday, after House and Senate lawmakers voted to waive a rule blocking the recently retired general from assuming the post.

    Joe Gould and Leo Shane III
    12 hours ago
  • A Nevada Guard troop conducts a carside coronavirus test at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Hungry Valley, Nev., on Nov. 12, 2020. (1st Lt. Emerson Marcus/Air Force)
    Feds will again pick up full cost of National Guard’s ongoing pandemic missions

    The pandemic response missions had only been partially covered in recent months.

    Leo Shane III
    14 hours ago
  • Two service members died of COVID-19 complications in recent days. (Sgt. Melanye Martinez/Marine Corps)
    Two more coronavirus deaths bring military toll to 17

    A New York National Guardsman and Reserve sailor bring January's death toll to three.

    Meghann Myers
    14 hours ago
  • Members of the National Guard wait to depart Union Station as the city remains under tight security during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    26,000 National Guard troops came to DC and protected the inauguration without incident. Now the drawdown begins

    After more than 26,000 troops poured into the city to help protect Wednesday’s inauguration events, Guard officials are working to pull troops out and bring them home.

    Howard Altman
    15 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden proposing 5-year extension of nuke treaty with Russia, says US official

    The treaty is set to expire Feb. 5 and is the last remaining agreement constraining U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons.

    Matthew Lee, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    17 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training

    President Joe Biden's first set of executive orders included provisions to shift federal workforce policy away from Trump administration plans.

    Jessie Bur
    1 day ago
  • President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, look on as former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Queen Theater on Dec. 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Biden names temporary VA leadership as his secretary nominee awaits Senate debate

    Dat Tran, the top data and technology official at VA, will serve as acting secretary until Denis McDonough is confirmed.

    Leo Shane III
    1 day ago
  • President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol

    Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    1 day ago
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