VA gave hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 to 1,300 veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has used hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus for approximately 1,300 veterans, according to a letter sent to the top Senate Democrat. VA...
View Article125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid...
More than 120 Republican and Democratic lawmakers have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to provide additional support to National Guard troops during the pandemic.Among several requests,...
View ArticleBipartisan House bill seeks to improve pandemic preparedness
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers is introducing a bill aimed at improving U.S. pandemic and biodefense planning.Specifically, the bill from Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)...
View ArticleTrump admin has looked at conducting first US nuclear test since '90s...
Members of the Trump administration have explored conducting the first U.S. nuclear test since 1992 in a move that would mark a reversal from a decades-long freeze on such tests.A senior administration...
View ArticlePentagon charts its own course on COVID-19, risking Trump's ire
The Pentagon is actively planning on living with the coronavirus well into 2021, putting it at risk of angering President Trump as he expresses confidence that the disease is on the wane.Defense...
View ArticleOpen Skies withdrawal throws nuclear treaty into question
President Trump's move this week to withdraw from an international pact meant to prevent accidental war has added to concerns about the fate of a separate arms control treaty with Russia.The Trump...
View ArticleLawmakers call on VA to remove swastikas from headstones in veterans cemeteries
A bipartisan group of representatives called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to replace or alter three headstones at two cemeteries featuring swastikas or pro-Nazi messages.The headstones, found...
View ArticleAir Force drops height restriction to allow more female pilots
The United States Air Force has officially removed a minimum height requirement for pilots in an effort to allow for a “larger and more diverse applicant pool” to the military branch, including female...
View ArticleUS accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya to boost mercenaries
The U.S. military accused Moscow on Tuesday of deploying fighter jets to Libya to bolster Russian mercenaries fighting in support of rebel commander Khalifa Haftar.In a news release, U.S. Africa...
View ArticlePentagon watchdog sidelined by Trump resigns
The Pentagon’s former top watchdog, whom President Trump replaced last month, has resigned from the inspector general’s office, officials announced on Tuesday.Glenn Fine submitted his resignation...
View ArticleThird US service member killed by coronavirus
A third U.S. service member has died from the coronavirus, according to Pentagon figures released Tuesday.The death was included in the Pentagon’s coronavirus fact sheet issued each business day, which...
View ArticleTrump wants troops in Afghanistan back stateside by Election Day: report
Top military officials this week are reportedly set to present President Trump with several options for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, including a plan that would bring forces back...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon watchdog sidelined by Trump resigns | Plan would...
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View ArticleGrassley: White House 'failed to address' if there was a 'good...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Tuesday that the White House "failed to address" if President Trump had a "good reason" to fire top watchdogs for the State Department and the intelligence...
View ArticleUS withdrawing troops from Afghanistan ahead of schedule: report
Concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have led U.S. officials to accelerate the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan ahead of a deadline agreed upon by the U.S. and the Taliban earlier this...
View ArticleAir Force documents acknowledged 'persistent' racial bias in...
The Air Force has acknowledged “persistent and consistent” bias against black airmen in its judicial system in internal documents, according to a report published Wednesday by an outside advocacy...
View ArticleThird service member killed by coronavirus identified as 34-year-old Army...
The Army has identified the third service member to die from the coronavirus as a 34-year-old reservist from Illinois.Sgt. Simon Zamudio died Friday from complications related to COVID-19, the Army...
View ArticleTop Democrat: Trump administration pursuing new Saudi arms sale
The Trump administration is pursuing another arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a top Democratic senator said Wednesday, amid a previous controversial arms sale coming under new scrutiny.In an op-ed published...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump ends sanctions waivers for Iran nuclear projects |...
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View ArticleVA secretary stops short of agreeing to remove Nazi headstones
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie on Thursday stopped short of committing to remove headstones in VA cemeteries engraved with swastikas and tributes to Adolf Hitler, citing the need for...
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