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Congress wants to arm Taiwan, but hasn’t figured out how to pay for it

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

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Treasury makes Trump tax returns available to Congress

The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s request for an order that would have prevented the move.

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Federal Oversight

Politicization undermining trust in US military, survey shows

About half of respondents cited “woke” policies, most of them leaning GOP, and half cited far-right or extremist service members, mostly leaning Democrat.

Senate confirms first inspector general for Pentagon in 7 years

A growing chorus of Republicans have criticized U.S. military assistance for Ukraine, and many are calling for more oversight.

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GOP senators threaten to block NDAA over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

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Norcross presses for fresh NLRB funding to avoid employee furloughs

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

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Guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29, 2022.

Navy says US cruiser ‘asserted navigational rights’ in South China Sea

China called the action illegal and said it mobilized naval and air assets to issue warnings and drive off the ship.

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Pentagon sees no imminent threat to Taiwan from Chinese buildup

Annual report to Congress outlines China's military progress.

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Wisconsin election officials weigh changes to military absentee voting

State election officials are weighing changes to military absentee voting after a Milwaukee election official was charged with fraud.

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Prevent the mistakes of history by passing the fiscal 2023 NDAA

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

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Austin urges Congress to get military budget done or risk readiness

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

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Census Bureau chief defends ‘differential privacy’ tool

Differential privacy algorithms add intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant.

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Lawsuit accuses VA of racial discrimination in benefits decisions

VA records show that over the past 20 years, Black veterans' disability claims were rejected at a higher rate than claims by white veterans.

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McCarthy pursuit of speaker’s gavel comes at high cost

With a slim House majority in the midterm elections, the GOP leader must solidify his ranks for the 218 votes he’ll need when the new Congress convenes.

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Voting rights activists hold signs near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 19, 2022.

Passing Electoral Count Act reforms is vital to national security

Nine senior former defense officials and military leaders warn about national security threats America faces due to weaknesses in the Electoral Count Act.

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Senators urge Pentagon to send advanced Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine

The senators are pushing the Pentagon to modify the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones so that the U.S. can transfer them to Ukraine.

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VA stands by abortion policy after legal threats from GOP state AGs

Republican state attorneys general vow to take the department to court over its decision to provide abortion access.

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Congresswoman files bill to tackle military cold cases

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Ukraine needs help to counter Iranian-made ballistic missiles, drones

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Is it too late to vote absentee in Georgia runoff for US Senate?

Overseas U.S. citizens and military can request and receive the ballot electronically, but you must mail the ballot back.

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Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s request for an order that would have prevented the move.

About half of respondents cited “woke” policies, most of them leaning GOP, and half cited far-right or extremist service members, mostly leaning Democrat.

A growing chorus of Republicans have criticized U.S. military assistance for Ukraine, and many are calling for more oversight.

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

China called the action illegal and said it mobilized naval and air assets to issue warnings and drive off the ship.

Annual report to Congress outlines China's military progress.

State election officials are weighing changes to military absentee voting after a Milwaukee election official was charged with fraud.

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

Differential privacy algorithms add intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant.

VA records show that over the past 20 years, Black veterans' disability claims were rejected at a higher rate than claims by white veterans.

With a slim House majority in the midterm elections, the GOP leader must solidify his ranks for the 218 votes he’ll need when the new Congress convenes.

Nine senior former defense officials and military leaders warn about national security threats America faces due to weaknesses in the Electoral Count Act.

The senators are pushing the Pentagon to modify the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones so that the U.S. can transfer them to Ukraine.

Republican state attorneys general vow to take the department to court over its decision to provide abortion access.

The homicide death of Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez in 2020 remains unsolved. His body has not yet been found.

Iran could soon provide the Russian military with even deadlier weapons than the Iranian drones it has been using to target Ukraine.

Overseas U.S. citizens and military can request and receive the ballot electronically, but you must mail the ballot back.