Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...
Military Family GI Promise Act Expands Timeframe for Dependents' Benefits The bill seeks to fix a reported outdated Department of Defense policy that prevents service members from transferring their...
Air Force Has Not Yet Responded to Congressional Concerns About AFMC Leadership U.S. Rep. Mike Turner sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink on June 20 stating his conviction that the...
Murphy, Tillis Gain Support for Bill on Camp Lejeune Litigation Bipartisan support is building for a bill that would revise a 2022 law allowing victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps...
Senators Call for VA to 'Rebuild' Research Efforts Amid Ongoing Hiring Delays The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation...
National Guard Officer's Promotion Stalled by California Senator Protesting LA Military Deployment A hold cannot prevent a nominee from being confirmed, but it means the Senate cannot use the expedited procedures it normally...
Senate's VA Spending Bill Seeks Assurance Staff Cuts Won't Hinder Veterans' Care The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
Program to Prevent Veteran Home Foreclosures Has Been Revived The Senate passed a bill to create what's known as a partial claims program that will essentially allow veterans with...
House Panel Adds Ban on Restoring Confederate Base Names as It Advances Major Defense Bill After hours of debate that culminated in a rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to restore Confederate names to...
Navy Gets Request for ICE, National Guard to Operate Out of Chicago-Area Base The installation, home to the Navy's only recruit training facility, would provide facilities and logistics for immigration...
Air Force Academy Cancels Lecture After Discovering Speaker Disparaged Trump Air Force Academy officials have canceled an upcoming annual lecture after discovering the speaker's online history of...
Jan. 6 Rioter Fatally Shot by Police Approved for Military Funeral Honors by Air Force Ashli Babbitt, who served as a senior airman, was among a group of rioters attempting to smash through barricaded doors...
Venezuela Prepares for Potential US Attack with Armed Drones Designed by Iran The long-standing links between Caracas and Tehran have been a source of contention between Venezuela and the United States.
Mystery Surrounds $1.2 Billion Army Contract to Build Huge Detention Tent Camp in Texas Desert When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what...
