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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - House passes 2027 VA budget and funding for military construction projects | Stars and Stripes

The House passed a $469 billion spending package for fiscal 2027 that will fund the VA and major infrastructure projects supporting military families.

STRIPES (Brian McElhiney) - Marine commandant acknowledges Indo-Pacific gap after Middle East deployment | Stars and Stripes

The Marine Corps has left a gap in the Indo-Pacific by moving an expeditionary unit from Okinawa to the Middle East, the service’s top leader said.

STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Woman files $7 million complaint against Navy, DOD over beating outside California club | Stars and Stripes

A military spouse says the Navy didn’t properly address her claim that she was beaten, stripped naked and videotaped by a group of sailors.

STRIPES (Joseph Ditzler) - Navy pilots practice for carrier-landing perfection on Iwo Jima | Stars and Stripes

For 10 days, Navy pilots exercised their muscle memory for putting their high-powered, 20-ton aircraft onto a moving, sometimes pitching platform at sea.

STRIPES (Lydia Gordon) - Marine Corps speeds path to sergeant promotions | Stars and Stripes

The Marine Corps is executing an about-face on a years-old policy that slowed promotion to sergeant.

STRIPES (John Vandiver) - GOP senator voices alarm over reported changes at key Army headquarters in Europe | Stars and Stripes

Sen. Thom Tillis said Gen. Christopher Donahue, the leader of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, could be the latest high-level commander to be pushed aside.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump admin arrests Maduro regime ally Alex Saab on money laundering charges

Court records claimed the 55-year-old Saab was allegedly involved in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan public officials to secure lucrative Comité Local de Abastecimiento y Producción contracts to import food into Venezuela.

NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - N.Y.C. Hotel Housekeepers Will Earn Over $100,000 Under New Contract

A deal between a powerful union and an industry group substantially boosts annual pay for workers coping with New York City’s high cost of living.

AXIOS (Dan Primack) - Scoop: How LIV Golf plans to stay alive

LIV Golf is better known for its financial banking than for its product, but now is asking investors for a chance to flip the script. Driving the news: Axios has learned that the league, which recently lost the support of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will seek to raise up to $250 million from new investors. Catch up quick: LIV was launched in 2022 by Saudi PIF as a less stodgy rival to the PGA Tour, with which it eventually would try but fail to merge. - For Saudi PIF, a new pro golf league was either an effort at economic diversification or at sports-washing its reputation. Either way, it currently owns almost all of LIV and around 75% of each team. Behind the scenes: LIV plans to share the fundraising plan with its players,…