Bill to Help Deported Veterans and Non-Citizen Troops Clears House The bill, called the Veteran Service Recognition Act, would also add more hurdles to deporting non-citizen veterans.
Group of GOP Senators Demand a Vote to End Vaccine Mandate, or They'll Try to Block Defense Bill The letter was signed by 13 Republican senators, but Sen. Rand Paul said about 20 senators have committed to supporting the...
'I Am Vanessa Guillén Act' Praised as Calls for Removing COs from Sexual Assault Prosecutions Mount The legislation proposes sweeping changes to policies surrounding missing service members and reports of sexual harrassment...
Congress Wants America to Thank Veterans in the Most Awkward Way Possible Two congressmen have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to replace "thank you for your service" with...
Sexual Assault Survivors Would Get Retroactive Benefits Under House Bill A proposed bill would allow veterans claiming disability benefits because of military sexual trauma to collect back benefits...
Can't Get into Crowded National Parks? Lawmakers Want Spots Saved for Troops and Vets Last year, Congress passed a law that gives veterans and Gold Star families free lifetime passes to National Parks and free...
Bill to Keep Government from Shutting Down Leaves Out Afghan Refugees Despite Vet Protest The Afghan Adjustment Act would have provided a streamlined way for Afghans who were evacuated after the fall of Kabul to...
Veterans Hold Another Round-the-Clock Protest Outside Capitol for Afghan Refugee Bill The protest is emulating veterans' tactics in pushing for passage of the PACT Act, the veterans toxic exposure legislation...
Lawmakers Want to Increase Military Training for Taiwan as Tensions with China Intensify The Taiwan Policy Act would be a far-reaching deepening of U.S.-Taiwan relations and seeks to escalate U.S. military...
Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law The bill expands health care and disability compensation for veterans affected by burn pits and other toxic exposures.
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...