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Senate confirmation of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., pictured here on July 10, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came after Sen. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer filed cloture on his nomination, along with two other top Pentagon nominations.

Senate confirms Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 20, 2023 at 3:20pm, Updated at 8:33pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is seen in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Democrats eye workarounds to Tuberville blockade

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 6, 2023 at 4:45pm
An executive order from President Joe Biden will change the way the military handles sexual assault cases.

White House changing rules for prosecuting military sexual assault

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 28, 2023 at 10:41am
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday.

NDAA narrowly passes House after controversial amendment votes

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 14, 2023 at 3:10pm
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
Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, told reporters Friday that Russia’s extensive use of cluster munitions on the battlefield justifies the U.S. sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine.

Administration defends decision to send Ukraine cluster munitions

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 7, 2023 at 5:01pm
U.S. troops board an Air Force plane at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 30, 2021.

White House Afghanistan planning lacked ‘urgency,’ report finds

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted June 30, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ground crew maneuver an F-35B Lightning II combat aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina on March 8, 2016. The fighter requires more than 900 pounds of rare earth materials.

NDAA takes aim at critical mineral supply chain

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted June 30, 2023 at 12:13pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., floated the idea of using bills that provide funds for Ukraine aid to increase the Pentagon's budget.

Senators eye Ukraine aid bills as avenue to increase DOD budget

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted June 1, 2023 at 9:42am
Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., the chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, has come out in support of the debt limit deal.

Hawks worry about defense caps in debt limit deal

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted May 31, 2023 at 11:20am
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he meant to criticize the way Democrats demean supporters of Donald Trump when he said in an interview that he calls white nationalists "Americans."

Tuberville seeks to clarify remark about white nationalists in military

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted May 11, 2023 at 5:08pm
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
Senate Defense Appropriations Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., above, along with Collins, urged the White House to take more action against future Chinese spy balloon incursions.

Top Senate appropriators urge strong response to spy balloons

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted March 1, 2023 at 9:57am
President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed his decision to shoot down unidentified flying objects over the United States and Canada.

Biden pledges more clarity on approach to unidentified aerial objects

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted February 16, 2023 at 3:49pm
Rep. Mike Gallagher, who chairs the new House select committee on China, and other GOP leaders have criticized the Biden administration's handling of the surveillance balloon that crossed the U.S. last week.

Lawmakers ready to investigate Chinese spy balloon

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted February 7, 2023 at 4:46pm
Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., who chairs the House Armed Services Readiness subcommittee, said he intends to push the Pentagon to improve its ability to quickly ramp up weapons procurement.

Lawmakers worry about weapons-makers’ ability to meet demand

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted February 6, 2023 at 10:13am
After weeks of discussion, the Biden administration is sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, the president announced Wednesday.

US will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 25, 2023 at 1:22pm
Just back from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

Senators urge Biden to greenlight tanks for Ukraine

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 24, 2023 at 3:16pm
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is pushing for a bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit.

Two fiscal brawls ahead

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak and Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 20, 2023 at 2:39pm
Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, shown on Dec. 13 in the Capitol, joined Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on a Title 42 amendment to the fiscal 2023 spending bill.

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate

By Caroline Coudriet and Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 22, 2022 at 2:44pm
Activists and citizens with Temporary Protected Status march in September near the White House for residency protections.

Biden expands immigration tool that doesn’t require Congress

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 22, 2022 at 5:00am
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who recently announced she was switching her registration from Democrat to independent, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.

Immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’ appears to run out of time

By Caroline Coudriet and Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 15, 2022 at 5:52pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, seen outside the Capitol on Dec. 2, is a primary architect of a House Republican plan on immigration for next Congress.

House GOP details border security initiatives for next Congress

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 8, 2022 at 1:19pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., at a hearing in March.

Time running short for latest immigration proposal in Senate

By Caroline Coudriet and Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 7, 2022 at 6:04pm
The proposal by Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is still very much in flux.

Senators pitch deal to protect ‘Dreamers,’ boost border security

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 5, 2022 at 2:52pm
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in November.

House GOP push to impeach DHS chief could split caucus next year

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 1, 2022 at 8:54am
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on the House steps of the Capitol in September.

McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 22, 2022 at 6:01pm
A Border Patrol agent searches for someone crossing through the Colorado River into the U.S. ahead of the border wall between the US and Mexico in Yuma, Ariz., in June.

Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, ‘Dreamers’

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 17, 2022 at 5:33pm
An exterior view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency headquarters.

Senate probe finds forced medical procedures in immigration center

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 15, 2022 at 5:16pm
Election workers open mail in ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 11 in Phoenix.

Arizona voters approve in-state tuition for undocumented students

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 15, 2022 at 1:02pm
Chris Magnus testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a confirmation hearing to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Oct. 19, 2021.

Border agency head resigns amid uptick in migrant encounters

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 14, 2022 at 12:01pm
The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington is shown.

Government fortifies abortion access for migrant children

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 10, 2022 at 3:08pm
Police take measurements House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in San Francisco after her husband, Paul Pelosi, was assaulted with hammer inside the residence in the early morning Friday.

Justice Department: Attacker sought to harm Nancy Pelosi

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted October 31, 2022 at 3:50pm
Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, right, with her husband Paul Pelosi, center, attend a Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul lead by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica in June.

Attack on Paul Pelosi puts focus on political violence

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted October 28, 2022 at 9:22am, Updated at 6:20pm
A protester holds up a sign during a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12, 2019, as justices were hearing arguments on the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Business leaders predict ‘crisis’ if courts end ‘Dreamers’ protections

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted October 20, 2022 at 11:50am
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., conducts a House Armed Services subcommittee markup in June.

Bill would allow ‘Dreamers’ to join the military, become citizens

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 29, 2022 at 12:36pm
Shir Agha Safi, 30, helps Sadye Katherine Scott-Hainchek, 36, center, a volunteer helping Afghan refugees fill out asylum paperwork in August in Des Moines, Iowa. Safi, a refugee who was an Afghan military commander who used to lead men into battle against insurgent and terrorists, started a nonprofit organization called Afghan Partners in Iowa that aims to train Afghan refugees who speak English to help fellow Afghan refugees with their needs and challenges.

Biden administration plans private refugee sponsorship program

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 23, 2022 at 5:00am
Evacuees who fled Afghanistan walk through a terminal at Dulles International Airport in August 2021 to board buses that will take them to a processing center. Refugees arrived in the United States after the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan.

Afghan visa program falls short of promises, senator’s review finds

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 22, 2022 at 5:32pm
Venezuelan migrants and volunteers celebrate together outside of St. Andrew's Parish House on Martha's Vineyard last week.

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard sue DeSantis

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 20, 2022 at 5:40pm
Kitchen staff serve food to Afghan nationals last month in the dining room of the National Conference Center (NCC) in Leesburg, Va., which in recent months has been redesigned to temporarily house Afghan nationals.

Biden administration to refocus Afghan resettlement efforts in US

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 1, 2022 at 3:17pm
California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla speaks during a rally in June to urge Congress to enshrine protections for so-called Dreamers.

Immigrant advocates pan scope of eligibility for new ‘Dreamers’ rule

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 26, 2022 at 2:19pm
A protester holds up a sign during a 2019 rally outside of the Supreme Court, ahead of arguments on the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Biden administration issues final rule on protections for ‘Dreamers’

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 24, 2022 at 6:21pm
Evacuees from Afghanistan wait for boarding into a passenger plane bound for the U.S. at the U.S. military's Ramstein air base in Germany in October. At least 11,000 Afghan evacuees flown of out of Kabul by the U.S. military following the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban had been living in temporary accommodation at U.S. military bases in Germany over recent weeks, their journey onward delayed due to their mass vaccination against Covid-19.

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in U.S.

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 15, 2022 at 5:00am
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., played a role in a key procedural move on an immigration issue during the "vote-a-rama" over the weekend.

Democrats stand ground against GOP immigration amendments

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 8, 2022 at 2:31pm
The border wall stretches along the U.S.-Mexico border on the Johnson Ranch near Columbus, N.M., on April 12, 2021.

Democrats could face tough immigration votes on reconciliation bill

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 2, 2022 at 5:10pm
From left, Republican Reps. Gary Palmer, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elise Stefanik, Chip Roy, Diana Harshbarger and Tony Gonzales speak to reporters outside U.S. Border Patrol Eagle Pass South Station during a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border in April.

Republicans plot immigration moves if they control House

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 21, 2022 at 5:00am
Deportation protection for "documented Dreamers" sponsored by Rep. Deborah K. Ross, D-N.C., was included in a sweeping defense policy bill the House passed Thursday.

Defense bill could be best shot for immigration changes

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 15, 2022 at 11:33am
Rep. Deborah K. Ross, D-N.C., arrives for a committee hearing last month.

Democrats pitch immigration issues on must-pass defense bill

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 6, 2022 at 5:34pm
Members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on Monday in San Antonio. According to reports, at least 46 people, who are believed migrant workers from Mexico, were found dead in an abandoned tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims were found alive, suffering from heat stroke and taken to local hospitals.

Deaths of dozens of migrants in trailer renew border policy debate

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted June 28, 2022 at 10:32am
DACA supporters rally outside of the Supreme Court in 2020, part of the legal uncertainty that has followed the Obama-era program in the decade since it was put in place.

Future of DACA program remains uncertain, a decade after it began

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted June 14, 2022 at 5:00am