Nation May 13 Coming soon: A military draft for women? A Senate bill wants women to register for draft in 2018.
Nation May 11 Senate says female WWII pilots’ ashes may be placed at Arlington Cemetery These female pilots served in a unit called Women Airforce Service Pilots. They flew noncombat missions to free up male pilots for combat.
Nation Apr 28 House committee votes to require women to register for draft WASHINGTON — Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee's bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units.
Politics Apr 26 Panel confirms first female officer for warfighting command WASHINGTON -- The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of the first female officer to lead one of the military's warfighting commands.
Politics Apr 24 GOP senators fact check Trump on foreign policy The Senate's leading Republican voices on national security are assembling an indictment of Donald Trump's worldview by soliciting rebuttals from U.S. military leaders that challenge the accuracy and legality of the GOP presidential front-runner's most provocative foreign policy positions.
Nation Apr 12 Bono urges lawmakers to view aid as national security Bono brought his star power to Capitol Hill Tuesday as he called on members of Congress to take swift action on the refugee crisis and violent extremism.
World Apr 05 Iran will not get access to U.S. financial system under nuclear deal Iran will not be given access to the U.S. financial system as part of the sanctions relief granted under the landmark nuclear deal, according to a senior Obama administration official.
Nation Mar 23 Officials say Guantanamo transfers have killed Americans Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Defense Department official told lawmakers Wednesday.
Politics Mar 22 House passes bill to allow female pilots’ ashes at Arlington WASHINGTON -- The House has passed legislation to allow female World War II pilots known as WASPs to continue placing their ashes at Arlington National Cemetery.
Politics Mar 15 House passes resolution condemning IS atrocities as genocide WASHINGTON -- Ratcheting up the pressure on the Obama administration, the House has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that condemns as genocide the atrocities committed by the Islamic State group against Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and…