Legislative Topic: U.S. Military

The Supreme Court will likely decide this week whether to hear a petition challenging whether an all-male draft instituted in 1981 remains legally sound after the Department of Defense in 2013 lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles, reports CNN. A men’s rights organization, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, argues that the federal requirement … Continued

The American tradition to mark important events, or recognize important people, in our history is…well just that, an American tradition. We celebrate our independence with fireworks and concerts during the peak of summer. We celebrate our veterans on the 11th day of the 11th month of each year. We celebrate the laborers who built this … Continued

Virginia’s congressional delegation, led by Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Virginia-01), is warning the Navy not to forget the East Coast and Norfolk Naval Shipyard as international military and commercial dynamics draw attention to China and Russia. “As we pivot towards the Indo-Pacific in our global force posture, it comes as no surprise that we’ve bolstered our … Continued

America First Legal (AFL), a group led by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, requested records from the Pentagon as part of efforts to determine whether the department was monitoring and targeting certain service members based on their political ideology. The group on Friday sent a Freedom of Information Act request asking the department to release … Continued

INHOFE WEIGHS IN: Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe has become the latest lawmaker to express concern about the case of Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, who was relieved of his Space Force command for discussing his self-published book, which criticizes the military’s diversity, inclusion, and equity training as “rooted in Marxism.” Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a … Continued

An Army chaplain has appealed an official reprimand that his attorney claims could end a 16-year career because he opposed proposed changes to Defense Department rules on transgender troops. Maj. Andrew Calvert, who earned a Bronze Star and three Meritorious Service Medals, runs the risk of being passed over for future promotion because of the … Continued

A new book about the Marxist takeover of the military reached the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list after the author, a former commander of a U.S. Space Force unit in Colorado, was fired for promoting it. Lt. Colonel Matthew Lohmeier, commander of 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, was relieved from his post … Continued