Today, after the tragic mass shooting at a LGTBQ club in Colorado, news came to light that the man involved in stopping the gunman was a veteran.

Today, Poland accepted Germany's offer to send Patriot missile systems near its border with Ukraine, after a stray Ukrainian missile landed in Poland.

Today, Jon Simkins, a Military Times editor and creator of the site's satirical section called Observation Post, discusses how the Marine Corps closed down a major Washington, D.C. roadway to do a run in honor of the service's 247th birthday.

Today, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to withhold support from the 2023 fiscal year defense budget due to "woke" parts of the bill, he claimed.

Today, the Biden administration -- from the Pentagon to the NSC -- released information that the missile that struck a town in Poland was a stray from Ukraine air defense systems.

Today, Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., the top defense budget Republican, won re-election to the House of Representatives.

Today, an Army Times investigation found that a new kind of diving vest could have prevented deaths during military dive school training.

Today, Defense News Congress reporter Bryant Harris breaks down some midterm election results that have big consequences for national security and defense policy in Congress.

Happy Veterans Day from all of us here at Defense News and Military Times! Here's a message from Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams.

Today, the Early Bird Brief has some updates on a number of races where veterans, national security experts and former intelligence officials were running for Congress.