Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

THE TRUTH ABOUT: 5 - The Untold Story

US Senators discuss efforts to support Taiwan amid China tensions

In this Common Ground segment, Senator Tammy Duckworth and Senator Dan Sullivan discuss U.S. efforts to address the Taiwan situation with China, emphasizin...

Austin treated for prostate cancer, Pentagon reveals - Roll Call

Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has been hospitalized since Jan. 1 due to complications from prostate cancer surgery, according to his doctors.

Roll Call · Jan 9, 2024

Senator Sullivan warns of dangerous period ahead of Taiwan elections

Chinese President Xi Jinping's ominous New Year's message about the reunification of Taiwan raises concerns ahead of the upcoming presidential elections an...

Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions - Roll Call

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he would lift holds on Senate action on promotions of roughly 440 senior military officers.

Roll Call · Dec 5, 2023

A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade

Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all military nominations this year in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. His fellow senators are getting creative with solutions.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2023

Sharp objects … and objections — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Sen. Dan Sullivan clashing with fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over military promotions highlights this week’s Hits and Misses.

Roll Call · Nov 3, 2023

Critics: Tuberville is just the face of a ‘broken’ confirmation process

With his hold on military promotions, the Republican has exposed how bloated the system of senatorial advice and consent has become, they say.

Roll Call · Nov 3, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Senate sidesteps Tuberville's hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Senate has circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Republican senators push back on Tuberville’s military blockade on Senate floor

Republican senators angrily challenge senator Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor

Republican senators are angrily challenging Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

GOP senators sharply question Pentagon nominee about Biden administration's foreign policies

A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk - Roll Call

This year, a vulnerable House GOP incumbent is leading the charge to ensure the troops get paid on time if funding lapses on Oct. 1.

Roll Call · Sep 25, 2023

Biden administration cancels oil and gas leases in Arctic wildlife refuge

The move comes as the Biden administration seeks to expand protections against oil and gas development on public lands.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2023

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football - Roll Call

Several lawmakers visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland said they will be attending the Navy-Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dublin.

Roll Call · Aug 24, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2023

US deployed warships after China, Russia naval patrol near Alaska: WSJ

The US dispatched four destroyers after 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to Alaska state, according a WSJ report.

The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2023

US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska

Combined naval patrol appeared to be largest such flotilla to approach US territory and ‘highly provocative’, expert says

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2023

Dan Sullivan, who was shot and paralyzed as a teen and went on to become a Cook County judge, dies at 68

Mr. Sullivan was shot at 19 in Rogers Park and left unable to walk, but he never let his paralysis hold him back. ‘There was nothing he wouldn’t try,’ a childhood friend says.

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023

Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military

Climate change is opening up the Arctic, and a $600 million-plus expansion will make Nome on Alaska's western coast the nation’s first deep-water Arctic port

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Roll Call · Jun 1, 2023

Senators eye Ukraine aid bills as avenue to increase DOD budget - Roll Call

Senators are weighing using bills that provide funds for aid to Ukraine as a vehicle to increase the Pentagon's budget.

WEKU · May 4, 2023

Library funding becomes the 'nuclear option' as the battle over books escalates

Some libraries are now facing an existential threat: They could lose their public funding over books deemed inappropriate for young readers.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow

President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda

Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2023

US lawsuit filed to stop Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Alaska venture will add 239 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

Reason · Mar 9, 2023

Happy 100th Birthday to Senator, Undersecretary, and Judge James L. Buckley

A remarkable life, with service in all three branches of government.

Businessweek · Feb 27, 2023

This Road Could Save the Planet—and Carve Up Alaskan Wilderness

The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess.

1 … 4 5 6 7

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Defense Department

248 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.