Jeanne Shaheen: “I would just hope, Secretary Mabus and all of you, that you will take those recommendations very seriously.”

Our fighting force is stronger when any American – regardless of their gender – can meet the toughest military standards in the world.

This is our best opportunity to support Ukraine. We are defending not just their country but the rest of Europe from an increasingly aggressive Russia.

But they’ll know something about who we were.

The Sudanese people are enduring the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, while the RSF, SAF and their external backers continue to pursue a zero-sum war that has no military solution.