Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years. The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats are making good on...
Hegseth blasts ‘fat troops’ in rare gathering with military brass
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lamented against “fat troops” and “woke” policies Tuesday, pledging to create higher physical fitness and grooming standards with gender neutral, age-normed criteria that match the current male fitness standards. “It all starts with physical fitness and appearance,” Hegseth told hundreds of...
Wounded Knee medals decision sparks outrage in Native communities
Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in his effort to root out what he calls a “woke culture” in the...
Here are some financial resources for troops if shutdown stops pay
If the government does shut down tonight, affecting paychecks of service members, federal civilian workers and contractors, there are resources to help those experiencing financial distress. The Oct. 1 paychecks for service members won’t be affected, but the first pay period that could possibly be...
Marines say they hit recruiting goals
QUANTICO, Va. — The Army, Navy and Air Force, with encouragement from the Trump administration, all announced this summer that they had met their recruiting goals months ahead of schedule. That is a major shift from the past several years when the military has failed...
Trump suggests using US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military
President Donald Trump told a gathering of military leaders Tuesday they should use American cities as “training grounds” to fight against what he called a “war from within.” “We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, National Guard, but...
Every Venezuelan drug boat leads to 25,000 deaths, Trump claims
President Donald Trump delivered remarks quantifying the dangers Venezuelan drug-carrying vessels pose to the U.S. during a publicly televised military gathering on Tuesday. At Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Trump provided purported figures for the number of deaths the alleged drug boats are responsible for....
‘The View’ hosts suggest Pete Hegseth ‘fat-shaming’ military after speech
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The View” co-hosts slammed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s message to service members on Tuesday about increasing military fitness standards, accusing him of “fat-shaming” U.S. troops. Hegseth called out “fat troops” during his remarks before hundreds of...
Airman’s cocaine bust conviction overturned on workout powder appeal
An airman who was demoted and sentenced to hard labor after popping positive for cocaine has had his conviction overturned by an appellate judge who found government prosecutors failed to turn over evidence and did not adequately consider his defense that the flagged substance could...
