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Published
December 5, 2023

Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had been under pressure to end his holds as senators complained about the toll it was taking on service members and their families, and on military readiness.
Published
September 26, 2023

Commentary: What’s good for the Pentagon may be bad for the Senate

The Senate’s approval of several high-level military positions exposes deep flaws in how the chamber conducts its business.
Published
September 20, 2023

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs but a Republican is blocking other military nominees

An Alabama senator is holding up military nominations unless the Pentagon ends its policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.
Published
July 26, 2023

Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs

The Pentagon counters that investigators have not found 'any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.'
Published
July 10, 2023

Republican’s block on confirmations leaves Marines without leader for 1st time in 100 years

Pentagon officials have pressed the Senate to move forward, saying that delays are already affecting more than 200 military officers, and many key leaders.

Published
June 4, 2023

Commentary: Congress should freeze Pentagon spending

We’re dramatically overspending on defense relative to our genuine needs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Published
March 26, 2023

Jim Fossel: Real global leadership demands more of the U.S.

What does it say about us that we won’t join the International Criminal Court?
Published
March 22, 2023

Commentary: Supporting U.S. bases in the Philippines isn’t an option

A recent agreement to expand the U.S. military’s presence in the Philippines is concerning, given the United States’ century-long record of human rights abuses there.
Published
March 21, 2023

U.S. speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone

The older model M1A1 also will be easier for Ukrainian forces to learn to use and maintain as they fight the invading Russian forces.
Published
March 15, 2023

U.S., Russia ratchet up rhetoric, even as military chiefs talk, over downed drone

That the 2 nations are talking underscored the seriousness of the encounter over the Black Sea between Russian jets and a U.S. surveillance drone.

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