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Democrats raised concerns over the removal of books from the U.S. Naval Academy library. Above, a Naval Academy graduation ceremony in 2021.

Democrats call for halt of military academy book purge

By Briana Reilly
Posted April 7, 2025 at 11:32am
National Security Agency director Gen. Timothy Haugh testifies during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25.

Democrats criticize Trump’s firing of National Security Agency director

By Briana Reilly
Posted April 4, 2025 at 3:52pm
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., references a copy of the Signal chat about attacks against Houthis in Yemen that included a reporter, while questioning witnesses during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Bipartisan chorus seeks probes after Signal group chat incident

By Briana Reilly and John M. Donnelly
Posted March 26, 2025 at 4:13pm
Aerial view of the Pentagon building.

Pentagon to unveil cuts alongside fiscal 2026 budget request

By Briana Reilly
Posted March 13, 2025 at 12:32pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol on Jan. 28.

Kelly warns US actions hampering Ukraine’s negotiating position

By Briana Reilly
Posted March 10, 2025 at 9:58pm
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing held by the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump on Sept. 26, 2024.

House Republicans call for show of strength in Eastern Europe

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 18, 2025 at 2:46pm
Collins is seen during his confirmation hearing last month.

Senate easily confirms Collins as VA secretary

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 4, 2025 at 1:50pm
Dan Driscoll, Trump's choice to be Army secretary, at his confirmation hearing Thursday.

White House, Army field questions following airliner collision

By Briana Reilly and Valerie Yurk
Posted January 30, 2025 at 2:13pm
Hegseth meets with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Thursday in his office.

Hegseth soldiers on with meeting GOP senators

By Briana Reilly
Posted December 5, 2024 at 4:47pm
Veteran and Fox News host Pete Hesgeth is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon.

Senators divided on Hegseth nomination for Defense secretary

By Mark Satter, John M. Donnelly and Briana Reilly
Posted November 13, 2024 at 5:21pm
Defense hawks, including the chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, Sen. Jack Reed (left) and Rep. Mike Rogers, want to take up the NDAA as soon as Congress returns.

Lawmakers eye moving quickly on NDAA after November return

By Briana Reilly
Posted October 1, 2024 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Biden announces ‘surge’ in Ukraine aid, action to counter Russia

By Briana Reilly
Posted September 26, 2024 at 10:01am, Updated at 1:30pm
House Defense Appropriations Chairman Ken Calvert, R-Calif., says lawmakers “have time to deal with” the $1.95 billion funding question — but he still needs answers from the Navy about the request.

Lawmakers postpone decision on Virginia-class submarine money

By Briana Reilly
Posted September 24, 2024 at 10:55pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s move could renew partisan rancor over his 10-month block on nominations that snarled more than 400 military promotions last year.

Tuberville blocks an Army nominee over Austin hospitalization

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted September 10, 2024 at 4:09pm
Balloons drop from the rafters after former President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Base seemed OK that GOP pushed ‘big tent’ appeal at convention

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 26, 2024 at 2:15pm
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, voiced support for President Joe Biden remaining in the race when she appeared in Milwaukee on Thursday to challenge the message from the Republican convention.

Biden backers dismiss party rift as ‘family discussions’

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 18, 2024 at 12:08pm
Former President Donald Trump and his Republican Party are riding high at their national nominating convention, confident of their prospects for winning in November.

‘Happy Days’ for Republicans in Milwaukee

By Jason Dick, John T. Bennett and Briana Reilly
Posted July 18, 2024 at 10:25am
Nominee to be Vice President Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stands on stage with family after addressing the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Vance delivers populist message as he accepts VP nomination

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 18, 2024 at 12:23am
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, talk with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., in Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Vance’s ascension solidifies isolationist faction of GOP

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 17, 2024 at 8:08pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Republicans unlikely to waver from public safety issue

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 16, 2024 at 10:49pm
Former President Donald Trump waves to the crowd at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Monday. Trump is flanked from left by Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Bandaged Trump met with thunderous reaction at RNC light on policy plans

By John T. Bennett and Briana Reilly
Posted July 15, 2024 at 10:55pm
Presumptive nominee Donald Trump's name is displayed outside the Fiserv Forum before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Saturday.

Convention puts Wisconsin in spotlight, but it’s used to that

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 15, 2024 at 5:00am
Michigan Republican Rep. John Moolenaar now leads the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

China committee eyes supply chain, biotech as Moolenaar takes helm

By Gopal Ratnam and Briana Reilly
Posted April 30, 2024 at 7:00am
“AI is a critical part” of national defense, according to Senate Armed Services Committee member Mike Rounds.

Pentagon’s priority on AI spending could shield it from cuts

By Briana Reilly
Posted March 5, 2024 at 7:00am
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III testifies during the House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday.

House lawmakers grill Austin over secretive hospitalization

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 29, 2024 at 3:14pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. John Garamendi want the Pentagon to step up its scrutiny of defense mergers.

Lawmakers urge DOD to play larger role in scrutinizing mergers

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 26, 2024 at 7:00am
“The provisions in this bipartisan proposal are only active for one year because it’s not meant to be the ultimate fix,” says Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a sponsor of the bill, about border provisions.

House lawmakers unveil $66B foreign aid, border supplemental

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted February 16, 2024 at 1:51pm
Speaker Mike Johnson addresses reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday.

House Republicans divided on path forward for Ukraine aid

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted February 14, 2024 at 4:59pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., led an overnight talkathon to protest the spending bill, but ultimately couldn't stop it.

Senate passes security supplemental, but House prospects murky

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 13, 2024 at 6:45am
Texas Sen. John Cornyn warned Democrats not to "jam" the supplemental bill through the Senate.

Supplemental vote expected next week, but path to passage fraught

By John M. Donnelly and Briana Reilly
Posted February 1, 2024 at 6:15pm
In a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson threw up another roadblock to Senate border negotiations that have been inching closer to a compromise in recent days.

Johnson calls Senate border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House

By Briana Reilly
Posted January 26, 2024 at 1:33pm
House and Senate leaders are scheduled to meet with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the security supplemental.

Hill leaders to meet with Biden to talk security supplemental

By Briana Reilly and John M. Donnelly
Posted January 16, 2024 at 3:53pm
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Jan. 1.

Pentagon’s handling of Austin hospitalization roils Congress

By Briana Reilly
Posted January 8, 2024 at 5:45am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and aide Alex Nguyen attend a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Senate passes NDAA, sending bill to House

By Briana Reilly
Posted December 13, 2023 at 8:58pm
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., is seen outside the House Republican Conference speaker election in the Longworth House Office Building on Oct. 11.

Rep. Mike Garcia pushes for ‘right sized’ Ukraine supplemental

By Briana Reilly
Posted November 13, 2023 at 3:59pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, has signaled his preference for separating the funding streams for Israel and Ukraine.

House Republicans unveil $14.3B stand-alone Israel supplemental

By Briana Reilly
Posted October 30, 2023 at 7:32pm
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., says he supports security aid for both Israel and Ukraine, but combining them into one legislative package could create risk.

As lawmakers digest supplemental, a way forward remains unclear

By Briana Reilly
Posted October 23, 2023 at 12:23pm
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., was among five Republicans who voted with Democrats against bringing up the fiscal 2024 Defense spending bill on the House floor.

House conservatives torpedo rule on Defense spending bill

By Briana Reilly
Posted September 19, 2023 at 7:15pm
Gen. David Allvin, nominated to be the Air Force’s next chief of staff, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Building on Tuesday.

SASC carries on with nomination hearings despite ongoing hold

By Briana Reilly
Posted September 12, 2023 at 4:49pm
Chairman Mike Gallagher conducts a meeting of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party on May 24.

Gallagher advocates targeted approach to AI regulation

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 19, 2023 at 1:15pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., takes his seat Tuesday before a confirmation hearing for the nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Brown Jr., in the Senate Armed Services Committee.

DOD’s top levels feel effects of Tuberville blanket holds

By Briana Reilly and Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 11, 2023 at 4:00pm
Members of the House Armed Services Committee will mark up the annual defense policy bill on June 21.

DOD anti-extremism efforts draw scrutiny in NDAA amendments

By Briana Reilly
Posted June 16, 2023 at 3:03pm
Sen. Jon Tester, chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, calls the new agreement “a step in the right direction.”

VA renegotiates health record modernization contract

By Briana Reilly
Posted May 17, 2023 at 12:14pm
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., shown in March, said the delay “will be until there's a deal in place.”

NDAA on hold while Congress grapples with debt limit

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted May 10, 2023 at 5:12pm
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Dan Kelly, who is backed by Republicans, and Janet Protasiewicz, who is backed by Democrats, participate in a March 21 debate in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin court win gives liberals upper hand in battleground state

By Briana Reilly
Posted April 4, 2023 at 9:59pm
Erin Ryan, left, interviews Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a candidate in Wisconsin's upcoming state Supreme Court race, during the live recording of "Pod Save America"on March 18 in Madison, Wis.

Ripples from Wisconsin Supreme Court battle could reach the Hill

By Briana Reilly
Posted March 30, 2023 at 8:15am
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart, Carlito Galvez Jr., at a joint press conference in Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Manila on Feb. 2.

Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 17, 2023 at 10:48am
Rep. Mike Gallagher chairs both the Armed Services cyber subcommittee and the new select committee on competition with China.

Lawmakers outline cyber priorities for Pentagon

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 2, 2023 at 3:56pm
“How do we prevent Taiwan's future from becoming Ukraine’s present?” Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher says.

Chairman Gallagher outlines China committee’s agenda

By Briana Reilly
Posted January 24, 2023 at 6:30am