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Bill would launch clinical trials on cannabis use for vets pain, PTSD

The measure advanced out of a key Senate committee for the first time.

By Leo Shane III

5 months ago

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.

After UFO shoot-downs, senators fret over holes in homeland defenses

Lawmakers are eyeing NORAD's capabilities after a suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects pierced North America's airspace.

By Joe Gould and Bryant Harris

5 months ago

Time running out for Pentagon nominees

A slate of Pentagon nominations may not advance this year amid Capitol Hill opposition. And if they don't, the process restarts.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

7 months ago

Lawmaker pushes plan to cap attorney fees for Camp Lejeune lawsuits

VA officials and veterans advocates have warned that many veterans may be taken advantage of by lawyers filing suits related to water contamination there.

By Leo Shane III

8 months ago

Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget

Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.

2 years ago

Republicans slam Pentagon nominee Colin Kahl over tweets, Iran nuclear deal

The nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job faced sharp questioning over his harsh criticism of Republicans on social media.

2 years ago