A pair of Republican lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have introduced a bill seeking $19.5 billion in fiscal year 2026 for missile defense efforts to support Trump’s “Iron […] ...

President Trump’s administration took a page from an unlikely book–that of former President Obama, in creating the inaptly named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). To get around the public meeting/comment […] ...

Army secretary nominee Dan Driscoll on Thursday shed light on his planned approach for bolstering munitions production capacity and defense innovation efforts, telling lawmakers the service needs to improve “as […] ...

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Tuesday he will not seek reelection in 2026. Peters’ decision will likely set up […] ...

The Senate last Saturday voted 59 to 34 to confirm Kristi Noem as the new secretary of homeland security. The favorable vote included seven Democrats, John Fetterman (Pa.), Maggie Hassan […] ...

The Senate on Friday evening narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense. Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon was approved largely along party lines while three Republicans, […] ...