Defense

The ‘special relationship’ under pressure: Are Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course over Gaza?

Visible tensions are appearing in the historically close relationship between the White House and Israel, as the war in Gaza…

Ukraine’s female soldiers are fighting on two fronts — against Russians, and sexism within their ranks

War, the military, combat, the frontline — all traditionally seen as a “man’s world” despite the many official and unofficial…

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which…

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

A flurry of new 2024 presidential election polls have a common thread: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is leading incumbent President…

Congress unveils first six budget bills as government shutdown clock ticks

Congressional lawmakers on Sunday released the details of the first six budget bills needed to keep government agencies funded before…

Mayorkas fires at Capitol Hill as Biden privately weighs new border action: ‘Congress needs to get a spine’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuked Republican claims that the border can be managed solely through President Joe…

Republicans slam Defense Secretary Austin’s ‘unacceptable’ handling of hospitalization

Republicans grilled U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a hearing Thursday about the handling of his January hospitalization following…

Congressional leaders strike partial budget deal, avert weekend government shutdown

Top congressional leaders on Capitol Hill struck a partial budget deal to temporarily avert a government shutdown on Wednesday. Leaders…

Donald Trump wins South Carolina Republican primary, NBC News projects

Former President Donald Trump has won the South Carolina Republican primary, defeating the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, NBC News…

White House seeks Israel-Hamas hostage deal in ‘coming days’ — Netanyahu says ‘it’s too soon to say’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday tempered expectations about the timeline of a potential hostage deal with Hamas, while…