Although transgender individuals account for only 0.6 percent of the population, they are disproportionately represented in the armed forces. In 2018, one organization estimated that there were rough…
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as "colored people" Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former cha…
The U.S. Marine Corps is officially leaderless, due to Republicans holding up military promotions in objection to the Defense Department’s abortion policy, a move that experts warn hurts national secu…
“I hope you all understand. This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” JR Majewski wrote in the email. | Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo JR Majewski, a pro-Trump Republican accused of mi…
Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville's office aimed to clarify comments he made while speaking about white nationalists in the U.S. military. Last week, Tuberville spoke with WBHM, a radio sta…
WASHINGTON — A Republican senator is drawing bipartisan criticism for stalling promotions for over 150 military generals and flag officers in protest of a new Defense Department policy that provides t…
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an …
Warnings of an impending war between the U.S. and China have created a stir in Washington's defense community, and members of Congress are questioning just how equipped the nation would be if a battle…
Twenty-one Republican governors, led by Gov. Bill Lee (TN), sent a letter on Wednesday to the leaders of Congress objecting to the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate on U.S. service me…