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Senate committee proposes 3.6% military pay raise, rejecting White House request for more
Lawmakers must soon hammer out the differences in their proposals for fiscal 2027 military pay raises, as the Senate has rejected the Trump administration’s request for higher, tiered pay raises — a proposal agreed to by a House committee. The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed a flat 3.6% pay raise for all troops, instead of the administration’s request for raises between 5 to 7%, depen...[Read More]
Senate Confirms Military Promotion for New Director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs
On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Senate confirmed the military promotion of Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams
Senate Democrats press Pentagon over medical care for troops wounded in Kuwait drone strike
Senate Democrats are pressing the Pentagon for answers about medical care provided to service members wounded in the March 1 drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, saying the Defense Department has yet to fully answer an earlier congressional inquiry or provide the results of the Army’s investigation into the attack. In a July 29 letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma...[Read More]
Senate Dems raise concerns over Pentagon plan for immigration judges
Some Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system. The letter, sent to the military services and provided to The Associated Press, comes two weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending up t...[Read More]
Senate Dems raise concerns over Pentagon plan for immigration judges
Some Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system. The letter, sent to the military services and provided to The Associated Press, comes two weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending up t...[Read More]
Senate inches closer to vote on government shutdown deal
The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government. It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the bill, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes passage will take “hours not days.” “Th...[Read More]
Senate inches closer to vote on government shutdown deal
The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government. It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the bill, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes passage will take “hours not days.” “Th...[Read More]
Senate OKs Trump nominee Brandon Williams for nuclear security post
Williams, 58, will oversee the nation’s nuclear arsenal as the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. With a weekend shutdown looming, Trump made the rare deal with Senate Democrats on Thursday in the wake of the deaths of two p...[Read More]
Senate passes major policy bill authorizing $900 billion for Pentagon
The Senate on Wednesday passed a major policy bill that authorizes the Defense Department to spend $900.6 billion in fiscal 2026. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House passed Dec. 10, will now head to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill 77-20. The bill was praised by the top two senators on the Senate Armed Services C...[Read More]
Senate passes major policy bill authorizing $900 billion for Pentagon
The Senate on Wednesday passed a major policy bill that authorizes the Defense Department to spend $900.6 billion in fiscal 2026. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House passed Dec. 10, will now head to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill 77-20. The bill was praised by the top two senators on the Senate Armed Services C...[Read More]
Senate rejects competing funding bills, increasing shutdown risk
The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date. Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side for the standoff. Democrats accused Republicans of not negotiating with them to address some of their priorities on health care as part of t...[Read More]