Transgender Troops Spark Dueling Bills and Potential Clash on Capitol Hill A new bill, sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., would ensure anyone who meets occupational standards can serve in the...
Health Care Enrollment Up 17% at VA Since Passage of Toxic Exposure Law VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said it's too early to know whether the sign-ups are related to the...
Making Sure Vets Get PACT Act Benefits Is New House Veterans Affairs Chairman's Top Priority Rep. Mike Bost said he sees no signs that the VA is being overwhelmed, noting that the law also gave the department the...
The Pentagon Is Behind on Issuing Policy to Allow Cadets Who Have Kids to Remain at Service Academies The Pentagon has not provided any public updates or said when the formal policy will be issued.
Creation of a Space National Guard Gets Renewed Push from Lawmakers Senators Feinstein and Rubio pushed for the legislation last year, but their bill saw little movement.
So You Got a Special Check from Your State in 2022? How to Deal with It on Your Taxes Certain special checks sent out by a number of states in 2022 may or may not be taxable on your federal tax return.
VA Would Have to Research Medical Marijuana Under Bill Advanced by Senate Panel The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted in a closed-door session to advance the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act.
Defrauding Veterans Would Be a Federal Crime Under Bill Pushed by Senators Under the bill, fraud schemes that target veterans benefits would be punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine or both...
Tax Tips for First-Time Landlords Taxes on rental properties aren't simple, but these tips will help you understand what factors into them and may help you...
Military Justice Reforms Still Leave Some Criminal Cases to Commanders With No Legal Expertise The military resisted reforming its justice system for decades. Major congressional changes passed in 2021 promised to...
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...
