Bill Proposes LGBTQ Veterans Advisory Committee at VA The committee's membership would include professionals in fields related to health care and other needs unique to the LGBTQ...
Lawmakers Pitch New Voting System for US Troops Stationed Overseas A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate would create a paper or electronic trail of votes from service members overseas.
House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq
Bill Would Provide Better Education Benefits to Native American Veterans Approximately 14,627 active-duty service members identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, according to a 2019...
Congress Hopes to Deliver the Biggest Veterans Health Bill Ever. But What Will It Cost? The legislation would create a presumptive service connection to vets suffering from a long list of diseases who were exposed...
Senate Poised to Deliver Gigantic Bill Covering 11 Military Toxic Exposure Illnesses The True Cost of War Recognition Act will be the culmination of a year's worth of bills proposed in the Senate.
Mammoth Toxic Exposure Push Could Be Biggest Congressional Health Care Effort in Years Rep. Mark Takano is moving to open up care and disability to a half-century worth of veterans sickened by toxic exposure.
Proposed Law Would Make It Easier for Vets to Get Private-Sector Care on VA's Dime The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act would largely take the VA out of the community care process.
Advocates for Veterans Sickened by Burn Pits Are Taking Their Biggest Stand Yet on Capitol Hill The VA estimates 3.5 million veterans were exposed to toxic burn pits, yet 75% are denied health care and disability...
New Book on Navy Reading List Prompts Senator to Introduce Bill Banning Racial Bias Training Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has introduced a bill aiming to squash racial bias training in the military.
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...
