Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance. Zelenskyy visited Washington hoping to secure more and better US aid for Ukraine. But many of his pleas fell on deaf ears as Republican opposition grows. The $826-billion GOP bill to fund the Defense Department faces opposition from all House Democrats and a handful of key Republican lawmakers. Republican leaders pulled votes on the defense spending bill after failing to secure Freedom Caucus support, teeing up a possible shutdown next month. Lawmakers are warning that a political budget fight could have severe financial consequences for troops and their dependents. An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border. By Davis Winkie and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune 14 months ago Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding changes in Pentagon training and programs in exchange for their support of a budget deal. The whistleblower claimed the government has operated a decades-long UFO retrieval and reverse engineering program. A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans. Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild, Military Times' 2023 Marine of the Year, controlled air traffic for the largest noncombatant evacuation in military history. Load More