House Defense Bill Expected to Expand Food Allowance for Needy Troops The House's draft version of the bill, set for release later this month, is expected to include legislation that would allow...
Afghan Allies Would Get More Visas, More Time to Apply Under Proposal by Senators A new bill seeks to bring stability to the visa program for Afghans who helped U.S. troops by nearly doubling the number of...
Veteran High-Tech Job Training Program Could Be Renewed for 5 Years The House on voted 409-9 to approve a bill that would extend the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
After Pentagon Leak, Democrats and Republicans Unite to Reform Classification System The package of bills unveiled by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and other senators from both...
VA Marijuana Research Bill, Other Vets Measures 'May All Be Dead' After Failed Senate Vote, Chairman Says In a procedural vote, the Senate voted 57-42 to advance the marijuana bill -- short of the 60 votes needed to pass.
Toxic Exposure Law Triggers Tsunami of Veteran Disability Claims In addition to the filings, allowed since Congress passed the PACT Act last summer, the department has screened more than 3...
Pay Troops At Least $15 Per Hour? A GOP Lawmaker Wants to Raise the Military's Minimum Wage Amid recruiting struggles, military officials have pointed to the fact that some entry-level service industry jobs offer a...
Guardsmen, Reservists Would Get Expanded Parental Leave Under Senate Bill On the heels of Congress securing a win for active-duty military parents by expanding their parental leave, a pair of...
Why Some in the Military Might Not Celebrate a TikTok Ban "A ban would certainly win the praise of many military leaders, but some in recruitment circles may not be so thrilled."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
