House panel advances mammoth annual defense policy bill

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday evening advanced a sweeping bipartisan defense policy bill following months of work by the House and Senate Armed Services committees, clearing a major procedural hurdle and sending it to the House for consideration. The panel advanced the measure, called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a record vote…

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Hegseth leaves Democrats frustrated after boat strike briefing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disappointed Democrats after holding a classified, closed-door briefing regarding the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and other actions in the region. “This was a very unsatisfactory briefing. I asked Secretary of Defense Hegseth if he would let every member of Congress see the unedited video… Source…

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