Svetlana Shkolnikova
Congressional Reporter at Stars and Stripes
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2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Svetlana Shkolnikova
The U.S. Capitol as seen on March 21, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes) WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has yet to submit a detailed budget proposal to Congress but the House is moving forward with a spending plan for the Pentagon anyway.
Hegseth does not deny the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama if necessary
2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Svetlana Shkolnikova
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, responded to questions from lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee about Pentagon plans to invade Greenland and Panama. Air Force Gen. John Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is seated to his right.
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2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Svetlana Shkolnikova
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answered questions on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing about National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles to help quell immigration protests.
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2 weeks ago |
daytondailynews.com | Svetlana Shkolnikova
The Loved Ones Internment Act would clarify the existing law to allow veterans who were commemorated with an urn or plaque to be interred in the same burial space as their spouse or child in a national or veterans cemetery. The legislation would also require the VA to provide a family headstone that contains details about the cremated veteran — a benefit that is unavailable to families that apply for an urn or plaque. Rep.
Hegseth says National Guard troops and Marines “proud” to deploy to Los Angeles immigration protests
2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Svetlana Shkolnikova
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, answered questions at a House Appropriations Committee subpanel hearing about deploying troops to Los Angeles to help control immigration protests.
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