Bipartisan House Group Offers Compromise to End Shutdown Impasse
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing to House Republican and Democratic leaders a compromise to end the government shutdown by...
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut
CAIRO — For a moment, at least, American and European diplomats trying to defuse the volatile standoff in Egypt thought they had a...
Martin Assumes Command of 60th Air Mobility Wing
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Corey Martin assumed command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Col. Dwight Sones during the wing’s...
Mitch McConnell Gets Back To Talking About How Great Earmarks Are
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is back in his home state of Kentucky this week, taking credit for the stacks of...
Coast Guard Readies for August Move to New Headquarters
The Department of Homeland Security is putting the finishing touches on its new $435 million, 1.1 million-square-foot Coast Guard...
Chuck Hagel: Top Military Brass To Be Cut 20 Percent
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday he has ordered 20 percent “across the top” budget cuts for his Pentagon...
Hemp Flag To Be Flown At Capitol On July 4
A flag made out of a substance that’s illegal to grow in the United States will fly above the nation’s Capitol building on July 4, the...
Earmarks Banned? House Members Find a New Way to Court their Districts
It was Christmas in June on the House floor last week as members of both parties decorated the fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill...
Senate Panel Rejects Push for Independent Military Prosecutors
The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected a proposal to remove prosecution of sex-assault cases and other major crimes in the U.S....
Fairchild Loses Bid to Host New Tankers
Wichita’s McConnell Air Force Base has been selected over Fairchild Air Force Base and two others to be the main operating base for the...
