Appointment of John Phelan aimed at making defence spending more efficient by tackling corruption, analysts say.

Driscoll, who served in the Army and deployed to Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division, brings a background in venture capital ...

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Earlier, he announced businessman John Phelan as his choice to lead the Navy. Neither Driscoll nor Phelan has served in senior military leadership roles in the past. Trump’s choice for defense ...

Shelby Slawson and John Smithee were also running before consolidating support behind Cook. The question now is whether any of them might resurrect their candidacies. Phelan’s departure likely ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power. Phelan ...

Under fire from members in his own party, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday that he would not seek a third term as head of the often fractious lower chamber.

Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield. Audio recording is automated for ...