Defense

President Donald Trump's priorities on Capitol Hill.

Sailor assigned to Congress’s medical office had to cut lawmaker’s toenails

Brady Knox · November 13, 2026 8:45 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins gives a fist bump to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.

Hegseth awards medal to Arlington Guard sentinel who shouted at his party to keep quiet at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Sailors stand at attention on the USS Massachusetts.

House Democrats criticize Navy over private firing of USS South Dakota leadership

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen, Denmark.

SpaceX denies latest Zelensky Starshield claims

Navy Secretary John Phelan, speaks during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on the Department of Defense, during a hearing on budget estimates for the Navy, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Navy Secretary John Phelan gives $1 million to group aiding sailors and Marines

Members of the Taliban Badri 313 military unit arrive at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021.

UN cites ‘credible allegations’ that Taliban have killed 100 from old regime

Mike Brest January 31, 2022 4:16 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks at the Poor People's Moral Action Congress presidential forum in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2019.

Biden: Taliban’s release of captive Navy veteran ‘not negotiable’

Mike Brest January 31, 2022 3:54 pm

Russia invasion of Ukraine could result in ‘significant amount of casualties’

Mike Brest January 28, 2022 9:39 pm

President-elect Trump recently angered Chinese officials when he spoke with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen earlier this month, breaking from decades of precedent. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)

Chinese ambassador threatens military conflict with US if Taiwan seeks independence

Mike Brest January 28, 2022 6:00 pm

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, A Russian armored vehicle drives off a railway platform after arrival in Belarus, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

Russia is ‘deploying more troops’ to Belarus amid ‘continued military buildup,’ NATO says

Mike Brest January 28, 2022 3:47 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Drones are often called the weapon of choice of the Obama administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, up from less than 50 under the Bush administration to more than 220 in the past three years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Defense Secretary Austin orders changes to cut civilian deaths

Mike Brest January 27, 2022 9:51 pm

More than eight in 10 (83 percent) said it is important President Obama to discuss the Islamic State, with 62 percent saying it is "very important" and 21 percent saying "somewhat important." (AP Photo)

ISIS attack on Syrian prison raises fears about terrorist group’s power

Mike Brest January 27, 2022 5:22 pm

Afghanistan watchdog details how to prevent humanitarian aid from being misused

Mike Brest January 27, 2022 2:00 pm

Congressional Democrats urge Biden to change US nuclear doctrine

Jamie McIntyre January 27, 2022 12:20 pm

Navy discharges over coronavirus vaccine refusals up to 45

Mike Brest January 26, 2022 9:51 pm

Afghan evacuee convicted of sexual contact with toddler at military base

Mike Brest January 25, 2022 10:43 pm

NATO chief announces alliance will not deploy combat troops to Ukraine

Mike Brest January 25, 2022 7:12 pm