Reid presses for bill on military sexual assault
10 days ago
In a letter to the leaders of the Armed Services Committee, the Nevada Democrat said he wants the measure in the sweeping defense policy bill that Congress has passed every year for decades.
Hagel takes helm at Pentagon after bitter fight
80 days ago
The top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, said Hagel's record on Israel, Iran, defense spending and nuclear weapons "demonstrate, in my view, a profound and...
As Congress wrangles, Obama warns naval shipyard workers of defense cuts
81 days ago
"I'm not prepared to give up my constitutional responsibilities including hundreds of hours of work on the defense authorization bill," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a member of the Armed...
Committee delays vote on Hagel nomination
101 days ago
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, had hoped to vote on the nomination on Thursday during a separate hearing on Libya, but Levin issued a statement late...
GOP leader raises possibility of Hagel filibuster
103 days ago
He did say opposition is intensifying after Hagel seemed unprepared at his confirmation hearing before the Armed Services Committee last week.
Republicans hammer defense nominee Chuck Hagel
107 days ago
But several GOP members of the Armed Services Committee sought to portray him as radical and unsteady.
Pentagon nominee Hagel reaches out to senators
123 days ago
Hagel's confirmation hearing before the Armed Services Committee will probably occur within weeks.
Hagel's own words are fodder for critics
128 days ago
"His remarks have been denounced by some of his former Senate colleagues, including John McCain of Arizona, the past ranking member of the Armed Services Committee.
Obama defense pick faces rough going in Senate
130 days ago
While the Armed Services Committee decides Hagel's fate, the Senate Intelligence panel will decide on Brennan, 57, a close Obama adviser for the past four years.