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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

2 weeks ago

Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD

Given the Defense Department's history with family housing privatization, the Pentagon should "move cautiously," one senator said.

By Karen Jowers

2 weeks ago

Senate rejects competing funding bills, increasing shutdown risk

The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.

4 weeks ago

Senators seek to make it easier for VA to exhume ‘disgraced’ veterans

A proposed bill would give VA more latitude to exhume the remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes who are buried in national cemeteries.

By Karen Jowers

4 weeks ago

Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’

Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.

By Claire Barrett

4 weeks ago

Senate Dems raise concerns over Pentagon plan for immigration judges

Some Democratic senators are concerned that allowing military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate the Posse Comitatus Act.

4 weeks ago

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