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BETHESDA, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 17: John Bolton leaves his home on October 17, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Former national security adviser Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Bolton pleads not guilty to 18 counts of unlawfully transmitting and retaining classified information

Former national security advisor John Bolton pleaded not guilty to 18 criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified information.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 26: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greet visitors during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May each year to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Renaming Department of Defense to ‘Department of War’ will restore ‘Warrior ethos’

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday, officially changing the name of the Department of Defense (DoD) back to the Department of War (DoW), White House officials confirmed.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Senate Republicans discussed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's desire for recess appointments, if Congress will pass a continuing resolution or an omnibus bill at the end of the year, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

McConnell Joins Democrats In Voting Against Defense Nominee Elbridge Colby Confirmation

Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has joined Democrats in voting against Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Sentenced 15 Years For Releasing Classified Military Documents

Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira has been sentenced to 15 years for leaking classified national defense information, which prosecutors characterized as “one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) speaks to the press on the transparency from the Department of Defense regarding the health of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on January 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Secretary Austin was hospitalized for surgery relating to prostate cancer, which was not reported for several days. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Mississippi Senate Race Results

Roger Wicker has won Mississippi’s Senate Race.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the vote on the government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The speaker's bill would fund the government for six months but includes the SAVE Act, a bill backed by GOP leadership and former President Donald Trump that would require individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to vote. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

House Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Vote On Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has announced that the House will be voting on a three-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open until December 20th.