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Senators take up defense bill work this week, but out of public view

Defense and veterans hearings for the week of June 10, 2024.

Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

Bill would allow retroactive Purple Heart vets to transfer GI benefits

Lawmakers want to close a loophole preventing post-9/11 retroactive Purple Heart recipients from transferring education benefits to dependents.

Senator wants answers on DOD’s medical treatment for terror victims

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants to know how often military medical facilities have treated victims of terror.

House advances $884 billion defense bill with enlisted troop pay raise

In addition to the enlisted pay raise, the bill pushes back against F-35 procurement as lawmakers bash Lockheed Martin over the troubled program.

Opinion

For F-35, Congress must heed history

America stands at a crossroads with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, retired Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove argues.

Opinion

Unleash the Space Force

Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.

US pauses Israel bomb shipment to signal concerns over Rafah invasion

The shipment was supposed to consist of thousands of 2,000- and 500-pound bombs, with U.S. concern being how the larger explosives could be used in Rafah.

Opinion

Time is running out to recognize, compensate aging atomic veterans

The VA’s failure to provide timely benefits makes RECA a critical lifeline for many veterans, Keith Kiefer argues in an op-ed.

Air Force, Navy likely to fall short on reserve recruits in 2024

The Air Force Reserve and the Navy Reserve are expected to fall short of this fiscal year’s recruitment goals.