The Veterans Affairs omnibus bill (see above) also contains a provision inserted by Sen. Larry Craig, (R-Idaho), chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, to have the remains of double murderer Russell Wayne Wagner removed from Arlington National Cemetery. Wagner’s cremated remains had been placed at Arlington due to a loophole in a 1997 law prohibiting burial of veterans who have committed capital crimes in national cemeteries.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.