Committee spends more than two-hours making the case for their votes before a party line vote approved Hagel 14–11.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has made clear that he plans to retire at the start of President Obama’s second term.

Defense champion and Senate Armed Services Committee member loses Senate seat.

Forecasting which lawmakers with connections to the military will likely lose their seats in the House or Senate by the end of Tuesday.

Sens. McCain and Portman demand answers from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta over why a military force was not sent to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta again begs Congress to avoid sequestration while also requesting the Senate pass the cyber security bill.

Polls and campaign contributions provide a scattered window into the mind of a service member submitting their presidential ballot.

Romney’s national security advising team say the governor’s management skill will help pay for bigger Navy and smaller troop reductions.

Republican presidential candidate says he would add three submarines and an 11th aircraft carrier wing.

OMB guidance sets off battle between Republican legislators and the White House over whether defense companies must issue layoff notices Nov. 2.

Republicans claim the White House is trying to bribe defense companies to protect the president’s job.

Senior fellow at Brookings Institute says Romney’s defense budget proposals mimic Obama’s in 2009.

Republican presidential candidate says he wants to re-open the F-22 production line, which could cost at least $900 million.

President Obama highlights the killing of Osama bin Laden and says the Republicans are stuck in a Cold War ‘time warp.’

The release of the GOP’s platform is another signal the presidential campaign will not involve much discussion about Afghanistan and the military.

A clunky, insulting pro-life stance might eventually affect defense budget priorities and the magnitude of cuts. And you thought Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was the only social issue that might impact the military this year.

Presidential scholars don’t expect the group of former special operators and CIA agents attacking President Obama to have the same clout as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

Former head of U.S. Central Command warns candidates about militant rhetoric regarding Israeli strikes on Iran and affects on Middle East based U.S. troops.

Mitt Romney’s VP pick leaves many scrambling to check House Budget Committee chairman’s connection to the military.