A petition to force a vote on the Major Richard Start Act reached 218 signatures on Wednesday, paving the way for a U.S. House vote on the bill. The Major Richard Star Act, introduced in the Senate and House by bipartisan lawmakers in March 2025, would allow certain veterans who…
Updated Sep 17, 2026, 2:35 PM EDT Here’s some useful tips to consider when you apply for an interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL). Did you know you can refinance your existing VA loan to lower your interest rate? This is called an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan or IRRRL. Here…
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody appeared Thursday at a hearing to review his detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he has been held for 20 years without charges.…
The waist-to-height ratio standard that every U.S. military branch adopted in 2026 governs body composition checks for people already serving, not the medical screening applicants go through to enlist at a Military Entrance Processing Station. Those are two separate standards, run under two separate Defense Department instructions, and it’s an…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has avoided an impeachment vote after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called an early recess, canceling votes scheduled for Thursday. Hegseth’s political future was put in harm’s way after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY.), a frequent critic of President Donald Trump critic who lost his primary earlier…
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A planned satellite constellation will be able to image any location on Earth every 15 minutes and take more detailed images, a novel capability that could reveal even the nimblest and stealthiest military maneuvers, its developer says.On Thursday, Vantor announced plans to enlarge its current fleet of 10 satellites “five-fold”…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the whitetail woods, presented by First Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired…
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Anthropic’s decision to keep close hold on a powerful frontier AI model, paired with a new initiative to study its effects on global networks, is prompting intelligence-community discussions about the ways such tools might help friendly and adversary forces alike.On Tuesday, Anthropic unveiled Project Glasswing, a bid to raise AI-powered defenses before AI-enabled…
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The Pentagon wants to buy almost $1 billion—$994.1 million to be precise—worth of counterdrone tech in 2027, according to budget documents. The request, under other Army procurement for counter-small unmanned aerial systems, is close to double the $596 million enacted for 2026, which includes atypical funding from budget reconciliation. That funding spike extends…
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