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Election 2018

  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol on Nov. 15, 2018. Veterans in the Democratic Party could play a key role in upcoming leadership elections for the House. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
    Veterans will play key role in House Democratic leadership race

    Several former military members in the caucus have already taken strong stances on Nancy Pelosi's bid to become Speaker.

    Leo Shane III
    November 21, 2018
  • Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, left, listens during member-elect orientations on Capitol Hill in Washington. Crenshaw is among 19 new veterans elected to Congress this year. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
    Veterans in the 116th Congress, by the numbers

    When the next Congress convenes in January, 95 veterans will be among those serving in the House and Senate.

    Leo Shane III
    November 20, 2018
  • House Armed Services Committee members Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., left, and Rep. Carole Shea-Porter, D-N.H., listen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both lawmakers are retiring from Congress, contributing to turnover on the panel. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    Election to shake up House and Senate armed services committees

    Beyond GOP House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry handing the gavel to the panels top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith, expect a major reshuffling in middle management on the panel and on its Senate counterpart.

    Joe Gould
    November 7, 2018
  • Defense might get more oversight under a Democratic house, but expect the budget to remain fairly steady. (MC3 Jonathan Clay/U.S. Navy)
    Post election, analysts still predict a budget deal

    The House may be under new leadership, but analysts still see a budget deal coming down the pipeline.

    Aaron Mehta
    November 7, 2018
  • Navy veteran Mikie Sherrill greets voters during a candidate forum in New Jersey on Oct. 9, 2018. Sherrill is one of 17 new veteran candidates to win a congressional seat in Tuesday's midterm elections. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
    The number of vets in Congress appears headed down again

    But the number of female vets in Congress is headed up, and 17 new veteran candidates won races on Tuesday.

    Leo Shane III
    November 7, 2018
  • Rep. Adam Smith speaks to the crowd at an election night party for Democrats Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Bellevue, Wash. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
    Democrats’ big night brings big questions for defense policy

    Democrats won the U.S. House in convincing fashion in Tuesday’s midterm elections, promising to shake up defense policy in the coming year and raising the possibility of tumultuous impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

    Joe Gould and Leo Shane III
    November 7, 2018
  • An Army soldier shows off an 'I voted' sticker. The 2018 midterm elections could have wide-ranging impact on military and veterans issues. (Staff Sgt. Lynette Hoke/Army)
    What’s at stake for the military on election night

    Defense budgets, military priorities and veteran representation in Congress are on the table in tonight's election.

    Leo Shane III
    November 6, 2018
  • Residents vote early at the Douglas County Election Commission office in Omaha, Neb., on Nov. 2, 2018. (Nati Harnik/AP)
    LIVE COVERAGE on election night: Voting results and the military impact

    Bookmark this site for the latest military and defense policy news on election night.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    November 5, 2018
  • President Donald Trump puts on protective glasses to view the solar eclipse at the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
    Midterms could crash Trump’s Space Force on the launch pad

    President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to start work on a new, sixth military service dedicated to space, but that seems unlikely if Democrats take the House in the midterms.

    Joe Gould
    November 5, 2018
  • Former President Barack Obama, right, waves during a campaign rally with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, left, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., center, on Nov. 2, 2018. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
    Obama rips Trump for ‘political stunt’ sending troops to border

    Speaking at a rally for Democratic candidates in Miami, Obama criticized Trump, without mentioning his name.

    Joe Gould
    November 2, 2018
  • Rep Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a rally against Mike Pompeo's nomination for Secretary of State on April 11, 2018, in Washington. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
    Ro Khanna and progressive Democrats hope ‘Blue Wave’ shakes up American defense policy

    Democratic leaders will have to navigate alongside a caucus of moderates who back strong military spending and progressive members who have decried Pentagon largess.

    Joe Gould
    October 30, 2018
  • President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Fort Drum, New York, on Aug. 13. Trump has made national security a key talking point in his campaign trail speeches this fall, but many candidates have not. (Sgt. Thomas Scaggs/Army)
    Military issues largely MIA on the campaign trail

    Unlike past election cycles, national security has taken a minor role in the contentious November elections.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    October 26, 2018
  • U.S. Marines join in an ongoing joint military exercise with Thai and South Korean troops in eastern Thailand on Feb. 17, 2018. (Sakchai Lalit/AP)
    The military could see big changes if Democrats win control of Congress

    As polls show the possibility of significant Democratic wins in the midterms, military advocates may soon have to grapple with the possibility of a politically divided government.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    October 23, 2018
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., left, stands as House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, second from left, speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 11, 2018. With them are HASC ranking member Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., second from right, and SASC ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., right. Both Smith and Thornberry are up for re-election this fall. (Alex Brandon/AP)
    Which key defense lawmakers are up for election this year?

    See our searchable graphic for the 60 lawmakers on the armed services committees who will be on the ballot this fall.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    October 23, 2018
  • Senior Airman Ian Dudley, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, photographs an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during an operational test Aug. 2, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Released)
    Many troops are skeptical of a new Space Force, new Military Times poll shows

    The idea of a sixth military service branch gets lackluster support from troops.

    Leo Shane III
    October 19, 2018
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