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President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades and the latest signal of the president's emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.

Rahm Emanuel has been telling audiences that plenty of rivals have learned the hard way what happens when they get in his way.

Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery joins the show to talk about ways to fix American shipbuilding, the future of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and how the Pentagon has upended its relationships with other Washington institutions.

Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse says he lobbied President Trump to put "that Catholic lady from Notre Dame" on the Supreme Court -- presumably, Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says America's founders envisioned a Constitution that would be updated and expand freedoms -- but that expansion has stopped "recently."

Congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Trump's executive order that imposes stricter standards to obtain absentee ballots and tighten security measures around their use.

Congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Trump's executive order that imposes stricter standards to obtain absentee ballots and tighten security measures around their use.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that service members will be allowed to carry their personal firearms on military installations on Thursday, a major change to regulations.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Gen. Randy George, the Army Chief of Staff, to step down from the Joint Chiefs and take immediate retirement, a Pentagon official confirmed Thursday.

President Trump will soon sign an executive order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees, as a congressional deal to end the shutdown hits roadblocks from House Republicans.