Congress

(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...

A showdown between Congress and President Donald Trump is looming after the latter once again threatened to veto the bipartisan National Defense...

Congressional leaders appear ready to ignore President Donald Trump’s veto threat and pass a National Defense Authorization Act for the 60th...

Two Republican senators are urging the Pentagon to test service members and their families for COVID-19 in an attempt to find asymptomatic carriers...

The Air Force has identified four Air National Guard units to receive new C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. Units in Kentucky, West Virginia...

Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees met last week to officially begin hashing out a compromise National Defense Authorization...