Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes.

Pete Hegseth has tried to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee he should be the next secretary of defense.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is forcefully endorsing having women in combat roles and emphasizing the military’s obligation to defend the U.S. Constitution.

Prosecutors in Michigan have struck a deal with a pharmacist who is blamed for deaths from a national meningitis outbreak in 2012.

A fall trial has been set for a pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents.