Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Investigators found two guns, roughly 400 rounds of ammunition and a machete in Taylor Taranto’s van after he showed up near Obama’s home.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
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Homelessness among veterans drops to record low levels
Just under 33,000 veterans were without stable housing across America in January.
‘Highly respected,’ ‘trailblazer’ — leaders remember Colin Powell
Politicians, other leaders remember Colin Powell after his death.
By Jessica Edwards
No. 2 US diplomat says Iraq war authorization ‘should be repealed’
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday that the Biden administration supports repeal of the war authorization Congress provided in 2002 to invade Iraq, teeing up action in the Senate on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone info
Hale described himself as racked with angst over the role his actions may have played in the taking of innocent lives.
Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, who read Pentagon Papers into Congressional Record, dies at 91
In 1971, Gravel led a one-man filibuster to protest the Vietnam-era draft and he read into the Congressional Record 4,100 pages of the leaked Pentagon Papers.
Biden, Putin set consultations on updating nuclear pact
Putin said he and Biden agreed to begin negotiations on nuclear talks to potentially replace the New START treaty limiting nuclear weapons after it expires in 2026.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Biden nominates first woman secretary of the Army
Christine Wormuth previously served as the undersecretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration and was part of the Biden landing team at the Pentagon after the election.
By Jennifer Judson
Jill Biden names director for military families program Joining Forces
Rory Brosius, previously the deputy director of Joining Forces, was named its executive.
Biden to visit Arlington Cemetery as part of inauguration ceremonies
The planned trip comes despite security concerns surrounding the inauguration.
No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to "respond in kind" to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds' network tool.
By Joe Gould
Getting the VA secretary nominee right for veterans
Why former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says Denis McDonough is the right choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By David Shulkin