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 ...

Trump has also shrugged off ethical concerns, saying it would be "stupid" not to accept the jet. Retrofitting the luxury plane offered by Qatar's royal family will require significant security ...

The Defense Department has officially accepted a luxury jet from Qatar and has begun planning how to convert the plane into ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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