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House takes up progressive-led defense spending cuts this week
House progressives will have a few chances to hold down the defense budget this week, but it’s going to be an uphill fight.
By Joe Gould
McConnell challenges Biden to boost defense budget against China
The Senate's top Republican has challenged the president to boost defense spending to show the Democrat is serious about working with Republicans to confront China.
By Joe Gould
Roth takes over as acting Air Force secretary
Former Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett received the traditional farewell clap-out for departing Pentagon officials on Tuesday.
Barrett’s legacy: an influential, if quiet, Air Force secretary
Standing up the Space Force could have gone wrong in many ways, experts said, but Barrett ensured its creation was a success.
Air Force leaders: Assault on Capitol was ‘attack on foundation’ of America
"Our oath demands we are unwavering in safeguarding American ideals,” states letter from Air Force secretary and the chiefs and top enlisted advisors of the Air Force and Space Force.
Marine veteran to remain jailed in probe of paramilitary group, illegal weapons
A prosecutor describe the former Marine as a potentially violent man whose parents didn’t know about his white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideology.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
How a Roman-era Rapunzel became the patron saint of artillery
Saint Barbara, beheaded by her own father, became the patron saint of artillery.
By Philip Athey
Fort Benning soldier arrested after boy forced out of car, killed by vehicle
The sergeant was charged with reckless murder after allegedly forcing his girlfriend's unruly 5-year-old son to get out of a car at night when the boy was hit and killed by another vehicle.
No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives
President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary.
Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive
Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.
By Aaron Mehta