Department of Defense

Donald Trump’s nomination for defense secretary was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, and he answered scathing questions from senators from Connecticut and New York — Richard Blumenthal and Kirsten Gillibrand — during his confirmation hearing.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is concerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, as Secretary of Defense.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the Senate will begin discussions on the passage of its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act this week. This comes after the House of Representatives passed a version of the bill with controversial amendments.

According to the lawsuit, Afghanistan veterans were not told which chemicals they had ingested, or given medical care to address any toxic exposure.

The military will now allow troops to serve even if they refuse to get the COVID vaccine after Congress overturned the Pentagon's policy.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said abortion access for military service members is a priority for budget negotiations currently underway in the House of Representatives.

U.S. Senators from Connecticut are split on whether to accept Lloyd J. Austin’s nomination as the nation’s first Black defense secretary.Senator Richard…

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says he’s working with the Trump administration on new “Buy American” legislation despite his strong disagreements…

Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-NY1, wants the Department of Defense to cover the cost of connecting some Westhampton homeowners to the municipal…

A group of bipartisan U.S. senators wants to take military sexual assault cases away from high ranking military officers after a new report showed that…