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Looking for a summer vacation spot? Try a lifetime National Park pass
The new lifetime pass is part of the Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks Act, which passed in December 2021.
By Zamone Perez
Open Skies Treaty to get protections even as Trump considers an exit
Trump is expected to sign a defense policy bill the includes an Open Skies Treaty oversight measure.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers question probe that cleared Hyten of sex assault allegations
Gen. John Hyten's nomination seems at risk following accusations of sexual assault from a subordinate.
By Joe Gould
When will Trump nominate a permanent defense secretary?
The Pentagon has never before gone more than two months without a permanent leader. Now, the Trump administration is about to double that wait.
Big shakeup coming to Senate Armed Services
Changing eight seats on the Senate Armed Services Committee — long seen as a powerful pulpit on national security issues — is an unusual level of upheaval.
By Joe Gould
Senate approves big boost for recovery of US remains in North Korea
The move comes a month after North Korean officials turned over 55 cases believed to contain the remains of fallen U.S. troops.
Failure to launch? Trump’s Space Force faces Senate skeptics
If President Donald Trump wants his proposed Space Force to have a life beyond a campaign rally applause line, his administration will have to win over skeptics of both parties, especially in the U.S. Senate.
By Joe Gould
Space Force ‘not the way to go,’ says key Democrat
The White House’s push to create a new armed service for space has a powerful opponent.
By Joe Gould
Vets groups and lawmakers say they’re against it — but what does ‘privatization’ of Veterans Affairs really mean?
The term will command much of the debate at the new VA secretary's confirmation hearing, but different groups have different definitions.
Pentagon gives senators peek at Trump’s nuclear strategy in classified brief
The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy to Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould