Republican defense hawks insist that Speaker McCarthy's spending agreement won't cut military spending, but they're also brainstorming Pentagon savings.
This week saw a wave of organizational moves in both chambers, with familiar faces in new roles and some new lawmakers added to the Armed Services committees.
Two U.S. Marines were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges the lance corporals were involved in selling drugs to Marines, including to a fellow Marine who died from an overdose.
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.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has appointed a four-star officer to take another look at the military’s investigation into the 2017 attack in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers, and review whether additional punishments should be meted out.
The seat is now held by Republican Martha McSally, a former congresswoman and Air Force pilot who was appointed by Arizona’s GOP governor after longtime Republican Sen. John McCain died.