Joint Chiefs chairman heads to border to assess military buildup
Gen. CQ Brown's visit comes as the Pentagon rapidly expands its border mission in line with President Trump’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.
By Tara Copp, AP
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More troops headed to Mexico border as migrants surge
The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty military troops to the border, adding to 2,500 National Guard members there.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
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
New in 2021: Border deployments slowly winding down as more wall goes up
Troop presence is down about a third from the height of border deployments.
Military spouses: 500 employers are now looking to hire you
Employers in a wide variety of fields agree to actively recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses.
By Karen Jowers
Appeals court rules for Trump taking military money for wall
The U.S. Supreme Court has already agreed to review a different ruling on the use of military construction funds.
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees construction paid with military funds reappropriated by Trump under a national emergency declaration, declined to speculate what actions the Biden administration may take.
Trump marks Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery
President Donald Trump visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, emerging in public for the first time since his failed reelection bid to take part in the annual presidential rite.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called Military Times for a lengthy discussion of his time in office.
‘Finding Faces’ podcast brings stories behind Vietnam wall names to life
Only about 100 names remain pictureless on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Wall of Faces. Journalist Ryan Kern records the stories he encounters as he searches for missing photographs across Massachusetts.
By Harm Venhuizen
A National Day of Remembrance for the 1983 Beirut bombing victims ― A Marine veteran congressman wants it official
220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers died that day.
By Philip Athey