The Senate is considering a hold on Pentagon nominees if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new congressional communications memo is fully implemented. According to the memo obtained by NBC News, Department of Defense (DOD) personnel,

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., finally advanced the Senate's 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday after the package was shelved for over a month. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker touts Mississippi’s role in the nation’s defense. This month, during a period of intense disagreement between Republicans and Democrats, something encouraging happened.

Senators voted 77-20 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, moving the bill forward on a largely bipartisan basis.

There are no signs of a bipartisan deal on Capitol Hill to end the government shutdown ahead of a Senate vote on the latest suggested spending bill. Also, President Trump announced on social media another strike on a boat in the Caribbean,

My colleagues and I have prioritized reindustrialization and the structural rebuilding of the arsenal of democracy, starting with drone technology, shipbuilding, and innovative low-cost weapons,’ said

Top Democrat of the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI) said the NDAA "delivers key wins for service members and their family.”

The Senate approved its massive annual defense policy bill late Thursday as the U.S. government remains shut down. The GOP-led chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 70-20,

The Senate rejected a Republican bill that would have paid essential government workers during the ongoing 23-day government shutdown.