On this date in history: In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined "separate but equal" racial policies are constitutional. While the ruling was ...

Every year, Congress must pass the federal defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act. The annual bill proposes policy for the Department of Defense and guides the military ...

The House passed a large defense bill Friday evening that included a provision that would automatically enroll young men between the ages of 18 and 26* for the Selective Service. The House's version ...

In the hours after the United States launched an attack that resulted in the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, interest in Selective Service peaked. According to Google Trends, searches for ...

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex. On January 8, 2021, ...

Transgender women must still register for the military draft, according to the U.S. Selective Service. "US citizens or immigrants who are born male and changed their gender to female are still ...

On this date in history: In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined "separate but equal" racial policies are constitutional. While the ruling was ...