Bipartisan group of senators vow to keep US in NATO despite Trump threats
The senators reaffirmed America's commitment to NATO just one day after Trump threatened to abandon the transatlantic alliance.
Pentagon & Congress
Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense wish list
Trump is set to unveil the fiscal 2027 defense budget request on Friday.
Are you a 30-minute drive from your nearest VA medical facility? This map will show you
The new project from the American Enterprise Institute is the first comprehensive look at what a 30-minute drive-time standard for VA community care would be.
Trump’s pardon of US soldier is an endorsement of war crimes, says ACLU
“This pardon is a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military’s own code of justice,” Hina Shamsi, the ACLU’s national security project director, said.
North Korea tests new missile — and Trump’s resolve
North Korea appears to have tested a new short-range missile — and President Donald Trump's resolve to keep it from doing more of the same in the future.
US warns China, Russia against aggression in Arctic region
The Trump administration warned China and Russia on Monday that the U.S. won’t stand for aggressive moves in the Arctic region, which is rapidly opening up to development and commerce as temperatures warm and sea ice melts.
Trump eyes waiver for service academy athletes who want to play in the pros
The president said he wants a waiver to allow those athletes to play professionally right away, and defer their active-duty commitments until later.
Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
Will this proposal help DoD’s water cleanup efforts?
Check this map to see if your base is among the military locations where contamination has been found
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, other resources dispatched to Middle East over unspecified Iran threats
The U.S. is rushing an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Middle East after seeing Iranian troops and proxy forces making preparations for attacks against U.S. forces and interests in the region, a defense official told The Associated Press.
After losing her legs in Iraq, senator hopes to take her daughters there one day
Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth recently made her first visit back to Iraq since her injury.
