The House OKs a bipartisan defense policy bill that includes servicemember pay boost
The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.
National Security
Biden warns Putin he'll face tough sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine
Biden told Putin in a call that if Russia invades Ukraine, the U.S. and allies would apply painful economic sanctions, said Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser.
How the community of Oxford, Mich., is starting to recover from school shooting
The town of Oxford, Mich., has begun holding funerals for the four students killed during the Nov. 30 school shooting. Groups are raising funds and will decide where to donate the money.
Biden will lay out in a call with Putin the U.S. response if Russia invades Ukraine
In a scheduled video call Tuesday with the Russian president, Biden will outline economic sanctions and stepped-up support for NATO allies if Russia invades, a senior administration official says.
The lasting consequences of America's shift to using more contractors to fight wars
Many people who fought and died on behalf of the U.S. during 20 years of war in Afghanistan were contractors, not troops. It's part of a change in how America fights wars, and it has consequences.
Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect charged with involuntary manslaughter
Jennifer and James Crumbley — parents of the 15-year-old suspect of the Michigan school shooting — were charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter.
Michigan school shooter is 1 of thousands of U.S. juveniles charged as adults in 2021
Prosecutors charged the 15-old-year accused of killing four students and injuring others at a Michigan High School as an adult. Thousands of children are tried or incarcerated as adults each year.
15-year-old charged in Michigan school shooting
Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old with murder, terrorism and other crimes in connection with Tuesday's school shooting in Michigan in which 4 people were killed.
The U.S. has lifted the terrorist label on Colombia's FARC
The U.S. State Department removed Colombia's FARC rebel group from its list of international terrorist organizations.
Senate effort to reform military justice system, now under threat, faces final hurdle
As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain.