Duckworth said she also sent a letter to Meink about the operational security risks associated with the plane, and noted an ...

Lawmakers are weighing everything from sticking amendments in defense legislation to holding up nominees as they try to stop ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee ...

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar ... jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside the U.S. unless costly ...

The Qatar 747 plans have also been criticized as a waste of money and a potential security risk, as an Air Force One jet also needs to be a hardened, secure flying situation room capable of ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging President Donald Trump to reject a controversial $400 million Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) ...

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force ... of Defense will work to ensure proper security measures and functional-mission requirements ...

Democrats are calling for an investigation of the unprecedented gift, which will require extensive renovation to serve as a flying White House.

The U.S. Department of Defense has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar, intended as a temporary Air Force One. However, ...