Here’s what’s in the $886 billion defense bill
By Tami Luhby | CNN The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two …
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House passes sweeping defense policy bill that includes 5.2% pay raise for members of the military
By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot | CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes …
Zelenskyy will meet Biden at White House amid stepped-up push for aid
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up …
Blinken defends bypassing Congress to sell weapons to Israel
By Mark Sherman | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition and …
Ukraine reports nearly 100 air attacks in a day
Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday that Russia launched nearly 100 air attacks across the country in the space of 24 hours, as its first lady warned Ukraine was in …
Aid for Ukraine by year-end unlikely as GOP links it to border security
By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascarao | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for …
California man among 8 who died in U.S. Air Force Osprey crash near Japan
A Riverside resident was among the eight members of the U.S. Air Force crew that perished in last week’s crash of a CV-22B Osprey during a training mission off of …
Military grounds fleet of Ospreys after deadly crash
By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations …
‘Forever chemicals’ in thousands of private wells near military sites, study finds
Patricia Kime | (TNS) KFF Health News Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with “forever chemicals” at levels …
Tuberville will drop opposition to most military promotions
By Lauren Fox | CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions. Tuberville told …