The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026 late last year, which included $400 million for Ukraine to be released in 2026 and another $400 million in 2027 through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
The Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion so far. “So approximately, at this day, we’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury. Most of that is ammunitions,” Jules Hurst III said in response to a question from ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) during a hearing on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request. #PeteHegseth #IranWar #DOD
The Hill's Zach Schonfeld breaks down how the lack of guidance on timing from the Supreme Court’s latest redistricting ruling could open the door to mid‑decade map changes, including the potential elimination of majority‑Black districts. With midterms approaching, states and advocacy groups may now test just how far the ruling goes. #redistricting #supremecourt #scotus #midterms #elections #midtermelections #2026elections #thegavel
Investigators said the man’s transient lifestyle and social isolation made his intentions hard to track before shootings that killed two Brown students and an M.I.T. professor.