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Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States armed forces, as well as substantial portions of the Department of Energy.
Military and congressional reactions to Admiral Alvin Holsey’s sudden retirement focus on a reported clash with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of lethal strikes on suspected drug-smu...
A search of the FY2026 NDAA materials made available by House and Senate committees and summaries shows that the bill and its joint explanatory statement set broad authorities for military pay, benefi...
legally can pardon federal crimes, and that power could — in principle — allow to return to the without facing federal prosecution for the specific offenses covered by a pardon . But constitutional au...
Multiple news outlets report that former and current officials, legal experts and several congressional committees have opened or called for investigations into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s rol...
Congress did oversee and question civilian harm from Obama-era drone strikes: hearings and oversight actions occurred in both House and Senate committees—most visibly during the 2013–2015 period aroun...
Available reporting shows serious questions about the evidence for U.S. strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels: the U.S. has “not publicized any evidence” supporting claims the boats were run by de...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s public posture testimony was given to congressional armed services committees — specifically the Senate Armed Services Committee (and the House counterpart for posture hearings)...
Available reporting shows Admiral Alvin Holsey (also spelled Holsey/Halsey in some outlets) resigned and will retire effective Dec. 12, 2025 amid tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Cari...
Ike Skelton was a long-serving Democratic congressman from Missouri who chaired the House Armed Services Committee and played a key oversight and policy role during the Iraq War era; he voted for the ...
The February 2020 Doha agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban set a firm, conditions-based withdrawal timeline: an initial reduction from about 13,000 U.S. troops to 8,600 within 135 days and a fu...
Public reporting shows Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor has been publicly linked to allegations that he had sexual encounters with Virginia Giuffre while she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein — Giuffre alle...
Congressional oversight and legislation shaping U.S. defense policy toward Israel is concentrated in several standing committees: the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and the Senate Foreign ...
Two Congressional committees play central but distinct roles in : the House and Senate Armed Services Committees draft and mark up pay provisions within the annual National Defense Authorization Act (...