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Military

Iris Cummings Critchell, Olympian and aviator, dies at 104

Pilot ejects moments before F-35 jet crashes and bursts into flames

Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice for defense secretary, grilled by Senate committee

Hegseth nomination appears on track after Senate hearing

U.S. fighter jet shot down by friendly fire over Red Sea

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea by apparent ‘friendly fire’

Is peace in sight for Russia and Ukraine 1,000 days into the war?

Austin calls Putin's more aggressive stance on nuclear weapons 'dangerous behavior'

Defense Sec. Austin: 'I don't see … imminent intent' of Russian nuclear threat

Secretary Austin says women in the military 'make us better'

Austin says Putin lowering the nuclear threshold is 'dangerous behavior'

President Biden to let Ukraine use long-range missiles to hit inside Russia

Daughter returns MIA Vietnam vet’s remains home after 51 years

Pentagon to challenge 9/11 co-conspirator plea deals

Biden marks Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery

Arrest made in death of Fort Leonard Wood soldier

U.S. military uses B-2 bombers to strike Houthi targets in Yemen

Israeli prime minister warns U.N. peacekeepers to evacuate southern Lebanon

Soldier Travis King, who ran into North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion

Biden briefed with developments in Israel and Lebanon, says spokesperson

A soldier of the US army wears the country's flag on his uniform during the 'Dynamic Front 22', the US Army led NATO and Partner integrated annual artillery exercise in Europe, in Grafenwoehr, near Eschenbach, southern Germany, on July 20, 2022. - The 'Dynamic Front 22' exercise, led by 56th Artillery Command, is the premier US led NATO and Partner integrated artillery exercise in Europe and includes more than 3000 participants from 19 nations. Allied artillery and supporting units practice integrating joint fires and test interoperability in a multi-national enviroment until 24 July, 2022.
Christof Stache / AFP - Getty Images file

OUT Politics and Policy

HIV-positive recruits still face barriers to military enlistment, despite federal ruling

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks at the Capitol on Jan. 9, 2024.
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Congress

Republican senator previously seen as a roadblock to Pete Hegseth's nomination says she'll back him to lead the Pentagon

Image: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
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Congress

Pete Hegseth's FBI background check doesn't include interviews with key women from his past

Congress

Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing

Middle East Conflict

Gaza death toll may be 41% higher than official figures, study finds