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Veteran’s benefits take center stage in partisan budget showdown
Fighting between Democrats and Republicans over budget legislation has left veterans advocates uncertain about future support for their priorities.
Pelosi picks DC National Guard chief to lead security in US House
Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House’s first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts through the grave security failings revealed by the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
3 years later, DISA director reflects on how agency fought off elimination
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton took DISA from facing elimination to a critical agency in the response to COVID-19. Now she's retiring.
By Andrew Eversden
Officer killed in attack on Congress to lie in honor at Capitol, be interred at Arlington Cemetery
Brian Sicknick was a New Jersey Air National Guard veteran and 12-year Capitol Police officer who died after confronting rioters storming the Capitol building.
Congress approves waiver for Biden’s pick for defense secretary
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon took a major step closer to confirmation on Thursday, after House and Senate lawmakers voted to waive a rule blocking the recently retired general from assuming the post.
Gen. Mark Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley as his senior military adviser.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Pelosi asks military leaders to prevent Trump from starting a nuclear war in his final days
The concerns come days after an attack on the Capitol building by pro-Trump rioters.
Maryland governor describes delayed permission to send National Guard
The Republican governor spoke at a news conference about the state’s response.
Pelosi, Democrats call for Trump’s removal after riot
Top Democrats in the House and Senate have joined a growing call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office immediately, accusing the president of fomenting Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol.
By Joe Gould