Appeals court wrestles with Pentagon's bid to rescind 9/11 plea deals
Judges heard nearly four hours of arguments over whether former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to unwind ...
Appeals court skeptical of feds’ bid to back out of 9/11 plea deals
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overrode plea deals the Pentagon reached with three alleged plotters of the 9/11 ...
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Daines and Sheehy Throw Our Armed Forces Under the Bus
To counter risk from adversaries like Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and proxies such as the Houthis and Hamas, we maintain the Department of Defense. The DOD includes the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...
Young correction: the new US administration has become the youngest in a quarter century
Donald Trump is forming the youngest US administration in the last quarter of a century. The average age of the key members of his new team is 51.8 years, Izvestia calculated. This figure not only ...
Contrast in defense secretaries highlights Trump's failure to take staffing government seriously
Rachel Maddow looks at the impressive list of accomplishments and credentials of former Secretary of Defense General Lloyd ...
How Trump’s tariffs could impact Texas grocery shoppers
Trump announced tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. The tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada were paused ...
Pentagon strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions, fertility treatment
A new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members for travel out of state to get reproductive ...
St. Edward's University unveils new nursing program. How officials hope it'll help Austin
St. Edward's University began pursuing a health sciences school in 2021. It's a key feature of its strategic plan and its ...
As Trump tariff plan shifts, some Texas Congress members warn of dangers, others celebrate
Texas Democrats in Congress warned tariffs could hurt shoppers and jack up prices, while GOP members said they could curb ...
Defense Department, NIH collaborating on ‘cruel’ dog experiments with ‘problematic’ Chinese labs, GOP lawmakers and watchdog say
Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up to 300 beagles per week in Beijing, according to a federal contract ...