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Menendez ouster improves odds for F-16 sale to Turkey, top Republican says

“I’m reading the tea leaves, and he was one of the four that was still kind of holding out, so I think it’s...

The Quotable Milley: The chair’s most memorable lines from the past four years

If there is one military officer the average American can name, it is Gen. Mark Milley, the Boston-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

Milley hands the baton to Brown at a pivotal moment for Ukraine

Tough road ahead Sending the HIMARS to Ukraine was the first of many red lines that the Biden administration eventually crossed in the conflict....

Government shutdown would put pay for over 1M military members at risk, Pentagon says

Over 1 million military members and furloughed civilian employees are at risk of going without pay during the shutdown period, a DOD spokesperson...

Pelosi: ‘Probably would be a good idea’ if Menendez resigned

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is perhaps the most prominent political figure in the Democratic Party to endorse Menendez's resignation. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP...

Kevin McCarthy’s Catch-22 on the shutdown

If, instead, McCarthy passes a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open, it likely imperils his speakership by decisively turning the House’s...

California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’

The House has yet to pass legislation to fund the government amid Republican infighting with hardliners who have promised to object to any...

McCarthy ally to Republican rebels: Go ahead, make my day

Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Garret Graves has a plan...

McCarthy reverses on Ukraine aid as GOP scrambles on funding bills

“It became too difficult to do that, so we’re leaving it in,” McCarthy told reporters about the Ukraine funds. Republicans are preparing to vote...

Fetterman calls for Menendez to resign

Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democratic senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez's resignation. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) called for...

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