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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill

The House has passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for the Pentagon.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks to reporters following a House and Senate Intelligence Committee briefing about the Iran war at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump officials say Israel helped lead US to Iran war

President Donald Trump listens before he signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality

The seal is seen on a podium at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington, before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

Hegseth slams Iran war critics as the ‘biggest adversary’ in heated hearing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at lawmakers who have criticized the Iran war, calling them the “biggest adversary we face,” as he defended the conflict before a heated House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday.

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US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smiles as he walks to a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to brief lawmakers on how he handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks to reporters following a classified briefing for top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security as they investigate how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Key GOP senator has no objection to releasing video of Caribbean strike that killed 2 survivors

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley, right, accompanied by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, walks to a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes

Supporters display a poster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

A timeline of the US military’s buildup and strikes against Venezuela

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley, accompanied by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, walks to a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Manchester City's Jeremy Doku, left, in action against Bournemouth's Tyler Adams, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in Manchester, England, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

Tyler Adams and Sean Zawadzki to miss US friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay

Adam Smith suffers suspected concussion after colliding with Bournemouth teammate Tyler Adams

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses civilians taking an oath to join a state-organized defense network in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A timeline of the US military’s buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats

U.S. Representative Adam Smith, left, speaks with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng at the Shanghai's municipal government in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Sept.25, 2025. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)

US lawmaker backs renegotiating global economic rules to reflect China’s rise

As Boeing’s stock rises on a new foreign deal, US officials signal China may be next to order planes

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash, center, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

US and China are ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash, left, speaks as he leads a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers for a meeting with the Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, unseen, at the Ministry of Defense in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., Pool)

US lawmakers visiting China seek to improve military cooperation

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash, left, leads a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers including from left Chrissy Houlahan, Democratic member of House Armed Services Committee, Michael Baumgartner, Republican member of House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ro Khanna, Democratic member of House Armed Services Committee and David Perdue, US Ambassador to China for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., Pool)

US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah applauds at full time of the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

Late goals, Jota tributes and Semenyo racially abused as Liverpool wins Premier League opener

Referee Anthony Taylor speaks with Liverpool manager Arne Slot, center, and Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, right, after Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo, not pictured, informed the referee of a possible racial comment from the crowd during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

Liverpool-Bournemouth match paused after Semenyo subjected to racist abuse

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fields questions on the Pentagon budget from the House Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

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U.S. flag themed wearables are displayed at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

As Trump alienates allies with US tariffs, China is poised to exploit the gaps

U.S. Army Gen, Christopher G. Cavoli speaks during the annual Folk och Försvar Conference (Society and Defence Conference) in Salen, Sweden, Jan. 9, 2023. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, FILE)

House Republicans and Democrats say the US must maintain its troop totals in Europe

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House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves as he arrives at the Elysee Palace, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

AP Race Call: Democrat Adam Smith wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington’s 9th Congressional District

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic scores his side's second goal from the penalty spot, during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Bournemouth, at Craven Cottage, London, Saturday, Oct, 15, 2022. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Fulham and Bournemouth draw 2-2 in EPL

File-This undated file photo shows the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, with the Washington Monument in background and a large parking lot in foreground, in Arlington, Va. The Pentagon is proposing to end an arrangement in which a single military officer leads two of the nation's main cybersecurity organizations, a move that a leading Democrat said Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, makes him “profoundly concerned” amid a large-scale cyberattack on U.S. government computer systems. (AP Photo, File)

Pentagon plan on cyber split draws strong Hill criticism

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., arrives for a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, July 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

WH threatens defense bill veto over Confederate base names

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