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Rising costs for troops’ pay and benefits could hurt military readiness, experts warn
Former defense officials say military leaders and lawmakers need to start discussing changes now to see financial benefits in coming years.
Next coronavirus relief package must include a big defense boost, GOP leaders argue
Congressional leaders are negotiating another multi-trillion package of coronavirus relief spending, to include some money for the Defense Department.
Trump vows bases named for Confederate leaders ‘will not be changing’
The president's comments come as lawmakers move closed to forcing defense officials to make the name changes.
West Virginia officials want other states to adopt online voting for deployed troops
West Virginia just finished their third round of voting with a mobile option for servicemembers — and they've asked the federal government to develop and implement the option at a larger level.
By Zach England
House Democrats vote to block funding for nuclear weapons tests
No funding would be available for live nuclear weapons testing under an amendment the House adopted to its version of the annual defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s former doctor, a retired Navy admiral, wins House GOP nomination in Texas
President Donald Trump’s former White House physician and onetime pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas in an election that unfolded amid an alarming spread of the coronavirus.
Big pay raise, limits on troop moves highlight defense budget measure
The $740.5 billion defense authorization bill passed the House Armed Services Committee with bipartisan support.
House panel spurns Trump’s Germany troop withdrawal
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump’s plans to pull about 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany.
By Joe Gould
Congress moves to block Trump’s Germany troop withdrawal plans
Congress is readying proposals to rebuke President Donald Trump’s plans to pull about 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid concerns it will weaken NATO.
By Joe Gould