WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard members and U.S. Park Police patrolled the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday as President Donald Trump’s administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation before the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. The patrols came two days after Trump said authorities…

For decades, investors have had to make educated guesses on which companies will receive the federal government’s next big defense contracts. These are often million-dollar or even billion-dollar decisions that can move capital markets virtually overnight. The technology company HighGround has built a data and intelligence platform that takes a…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: By no means as well known as the Sonoran or Mohave Deserts. The Chihuahuan Desert nonetheless is responsible for giving at least a piece of Texas a claim to being Western. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West, Big Ben and the. 00:00:39 Speaker 2:…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump. The White House Office of Management and Budget has yet…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show. This week, We’ve got a lake access dispute Wisconsin that you really need to pay attention to. We got a new word neo native, that you really need to learn. A ranch hand, and Colorado kills a wolf and that needs to…

Congress is considering legislation that would expand protections for military whistleblowers by expressly prohibiting retaliatory security clearance reviews and retaliatory psychiatric or medical examinations. The proposal appears in Section 527 of S. 4784, the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027.…

Every year, more than 200,000 service members leave the military and begin the often-complex transition to civilian life. While many go on to successful careers, others struggle to navigate employment, benefits, housing and health care systems that can feel disconnected and overwhelming. Too often, according to Medal of Honor recipient…

President Donald Trump once praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a leader who had “really taken Europe by storm.” Meloni had flown to Mar-a-Lago in January 2025 for a brief visit before Trump returned to office, a trip Italian and European outlets treated as a sign that she could…

Top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees warned acting spy chief Bill Pulte on Monday not to use his temporary post to make major changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, citing concerns that he could pursue sweeping personnel cuts or politically motivated declassification decisions before…

Military personnel preparing for deployment, PCS (Permanent Change of Station), or extended training may have the dilemma of storing their personal vehicle during that time. Fortunately, there are a few solutions, including storing their vehicle on a military base, storing it in a professional auto service facility, or storing it…

A new U.S.-Iran peace plan can work only if the United States can overcome three difficult challenges, experts said: the Iranians must agree to tighter international inspections, the inspecting agency must fix its budget crisis, and the White House must heed nuclear experts over real-estate developers with ties to President…

When asked how I would prepare myself for military service and special ops if I had the opportunity to do it all over again, it is a fun trip down memory lane. When I recall the good with the bad, the successes with the failures, and the aches and pains…