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The House Armed Services Committee has announced subcommittee assignments created two new panels with wide-ranging jurisdiction over Defense...

Three members of the Idaho Army National Guard died Feb. 2 after their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains near Boise, Idaho. Chief...

Republican lawmakers have begun to question the continued presence of National Guardsmen on Capitol Hill. A group of House Republicans, including two...

Congress passed and President Trump signed into law H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 into law on 27 December 2020. H.R. 133 is an...

There were veterans, including former Guardsmen, on both sides of last week’s unprecedented attack on Congress. And while lawmakers are now pressing...

(Edited Feb. 2 with an updated description of the National Guard and Reserve maternity program). Recently enacted legislation creates some new...

The Pentagon has authorized up to 15,000 National Guardsmen to deploy to Washington D.C., ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe...

The 117th U.S. Congress has officially gathered in Washington, D.C., although plenty of questions remain for lawmakers. Democrats held onto a majority...

Congress overwhelmingly overrode President Donald Trump’s veto of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, paving the way for the 3% pay...

Congress helped avoid a potential government shutdown by funding the government through September and passed a massive coronavirus relief package just...

A longtime Republican leader on defense issues is preparing to retire. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, is a former chair of the House Armed Services...

The Senate passed legislation last week that would make more National Guardsmen and their families eligible for some popular veterans’ benefits. House...