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Freedom Caucus derails Pentagon spending bill, foreshadowing shutdown
Republican leaders pulled votes on the defense spending bill after failing to secure Freedom Caucus support, teeing up a possible shutdown next month.
GOP blasts ‘inadequate’ Biden defense budget as it vows spending cuts
Republicans lay the groundwork to boost the president's defense budget request, even as they vow to slash overall spending.
The absurdity of ‘Cocaine Bear’ and its message about the War on Drugs
"Cocaine Bear" has some villains outside the cocaine-consuming carnivore.
By Sarah Sicard
After UFO shoot-downs, senators fret over holes in homeland defenses
Lawmakers are eyeing NORAD's capabilities after a suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects pierced North America's airspace.
Watch the first trailer for the stranger-than-fiction ‘Cocaine Bear’
The otherworldly circumstances that led to a black bear ingesting a mountain of cocaine form the basis of the upcoming film.
By Jon Simkins
History and myths of the dreaded ‘Dear John’ letter
The book "Dear John: Love and Loyalty in Wartime America" explores the history and future of the military breakup.
By Todd South
Wild tale of ‘Pablo Eskobear’ & a paratrooper-turned-drug kingpin coming to big screen
Some stories are truly stranger than fiction.
By Jon Simkins
We must push toward protecting LGBTQ service members at home
As the 10th anniversary of the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" nears, we must ensure LGBTQ service members are not discriminated against, says the author of this commentary.
By Retired Maj. Gen. Gale S. Pollock
Navy to chart new course after rash of problems
The CNO insists the Navy is now on a “positive trajectory,” but it will have to rebuild confidence under congressional scrutiny as it prepares a new strategic plan.
US Navy’s top officer applauds workforce at Bath Iron Works
The shipyard builds destroyers, the workhorse of the Navy fleet.
Sea power backers propose $25 billion to fix US shipyards
The introduction of the 11-page Shipyard Act comes after President Joe Biden proposed a $2.25 trillion infrastructure package and Republicans made a $568 billion counteroffer.
By Joe Gould