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House Republicans start their funding rumble with shutdown looming

But passage is far from certain for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who will need the full support of deeply fractured members as he continues...

House Foreign Affairs chair fears for U.S. soldier now in North Korea

The 23-year-old cavalry scout from Wisconsin had recently been imprisoned in a military detention facility in connection with an assault case in Seoul....

Tim Burchett: Americans should know what the government knows about UFOs

Burchett, one of Capitol Hill’s loudest voices for increased government transparency around UFOs, sits on the House Oversight Committee, where Republicans have pushed...

U.S. says F-16s will arrive in Ukraine ‘towards the end of the year’

In the meantime, a coalition of 11 nations, led by Denmark and the Netherlands, has taken early steps to make the training program...

U.S. officials defend nuclear sub visit to South Korea amid rising tensions

Even before the sub surfaced in Busan, North Korean officials were warning the U.S. against “foolish” actions, with Workers Party official Kim Yo...

Biden taps Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first female Joint Chiefs member

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti during a visit to the USS Tripoli in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2023....

Top Republican blocks Biden’s nuclear submarine pact in bid for more defense dollars

Wicker, despite the fact that he supports AUKUS, blocked a plan to fast-track Congress’s authorization to sell Australia three Virginia-class attack subs, a...

‘Barbie’ or ‘Oppenheimer’? We asked senators which movie they’re seeing.

“Which of your state’s senators is seeing the Barbie and which is seeing Oppenheimer? (you have to choose),” one Twitter user posted late...

Manchin and Sinema back to bedeviling Democrats

Manchin (D-W.Va.) opposes confirming Julie Su to lead President Joe Biden’s Labor Department, while Sinema (I-Ariz.) is staying quiet but viewed by the...

Three key moments from RFK Jr.’s testimony to Congress

Wasserman Schultz confronts Kennedy on Holocaust comparisons, antisemitic remarks Democrats largely did not engage with Kennedy and used their time to protest Kennedy’s invitation...

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