Policy
Shinseki Won’t Resign, Vows To Stop VA’s ‘Secret Wait Lists’
Embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki squared off with senators and reporters Thursday. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
Why Hasn't the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?
Both attacks suggest multiple institutional failures, but only a handful of congressmen have pushed for more insight into the Fort Hood shooting. By James Oliphant
Policy
Congress Punts on Military Compensation Reform
A House committee missed a chance last week to make needed changes to military benefits. By Jesse Sloman
Policy
Congress Wants Obamacare Exemption To Help Boost Veteran Employment
The Senate could hold a procedural vote this week on a House bill to change the employer mandate. By Sophie Novack
Policy
House Panel Approves Extra $60 Million for Antimissile Defense
Despite failures with its West Coast system, lawmakers offer Pentagon more money to build an extra missile interceptor. By Rachel Oswald
Policy
House Committee Votes to Keep A-10 Funding Through 2015
Despite pleas from Air Force officials, lawmakers are refusing to let the A-10 become a casualty of sequestration. By Ben Watson
Policy
Will Democrats Join the Benghazi Committee?
House Democrats are trying to decide if they'll participate in the soon-to-be-formed Benghazi committee. By Elahe Izadi
Policy
How Congress Plans to Prevent Military Suicides
Lawmakers want to use the annual defense spending bill to increase mental health screenings in the military. By Jordain Carney
Policy
GOP: Speed Up Missile Interceptors to Poland
Senate Republicans are pushing for a stronger message of deterrence to Russia, bumping up delivery deadline by two years. By Rachel Oswald
Policy
Smith Tries for BRAC, McKeon Shoots Him Down
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee says his proposal would avoid the costly mistakes of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure. By Ben Watson
Policy
House Panels Race Against Each Other to Reform NSA Spying
Competing bills in the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees later this week shine light on a jurisdictional feud that could get ugly in the coming days. By Dustin Volz
Policy
It’s Too Soon to Cut Funding for A-10s, Lawmakers Say
The A-10’s capabilities are too great to pass off to jets and too cheap for the Pentagon to turn its back on the fleet just yet, according to eight senators. By Ben Watson
Policy
Why the U.S. Needs an Ambassador to the North Pole
The country is about to gain a whole lot more responsibility in the Arctic region that Russia, China, and others are vying to control. By Marina Koren
Policy
The U.S. Doesn't Need to Prove Itself in Ukraine
War hawks claim America's policies abroad will embolden enemies and undermine allies. They're wrong. By Peter Beinart
Ideas
Congress’s Chance to Fix Aircraft Carrier Drones
The Navy could have the drone the U.S. needs to protect carriers, if Congress steps up this week. By Shawn Brimley
Threats
NATO Chief Says Russia Could Take Ukraine Without Invading
Gen. Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, said Russia could churn up enough unrest without sending any troops further into Ukraine. By Sara Sorcher
Policy
Obama: ‘We Do Not Have a Blanket No-Spy Agreement With Any Country’
During a much-anticipated visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the two leaders admitted there are still ‘difficulties yet to overcome.’ By Dustin Volz
Policy
For Hillary Clinton, Benghazi Will Never Go Away
As much as she would like to escape the attack's long shadow, it will continue to dog Hillary Clinton. By Alex Seitz-Wald
Threats
Hagel Wants Finance Ministers To Attend NATO Meeting on Defense Spending
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has a new idea to get NATO to spend more on defense. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy