LIVE NOW: Hegseth Testifies at House Defense Budget Hearing

The House Appropriations Committee holds a Department of Defense budget hearing at 8 a.m. ET on May 12. Witnesses: Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, Department of Defense Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense Jules W. Hurst III, acting assistant secretary of defense (… Original News Source Link –

Hegseth Testifies at House Defense Budget Hearing

The House Appropriations Committee holds a Department of Defense budget hearing at 8 a.m. ET on May 12. Witnesses: Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, Department of Defense Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense Jules W. Hurst III, acting assistant secretary of defense (… Original News Source Link –

Trump to Undergo Annual Dental, Medical Evaluations Later in May: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks during a Mother’s Day luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 8, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump is scheduled to undergo his annual dental and medical evaluations on May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland,

Interior Department Eliminates Rule That Made Conservation a Use of Public Lands

Fish Creek through the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska’s North Slope, on July 8, 2004. David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP The Department of the Interior repealed a Biden-era regulation on May 11 that had placed conservation on par with drilling, mining, and grazing on roughly

Hegseth Announces Department-Wide Review of Military Legal System

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on May 11 that he had directed the Pentagon’s general counsel to convene a special review panel to carry out a department-wide review of the military legal system. Hegseth said

Nebraska Voters to Select Nominees for November Ballot Today

Ballots for the primary elections are arranged by party affiliation at the Lancaster County Election Committee offices in Lincoln, Neb., on April 14, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP Photo Nebraska voters will select nominees for a U.S. Senate seat and the state’s three Congressional Districts. Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, who was appointed by Gov. Jim