House to Vote on Post-9/11 GI Bill Expansion A vote on the measure hasn't been scheduled, but is expected to take place later this month.
'Burn-Pit' Registry Bill Heads Toward House Floor House lawmakers will have a chance to vote on the creation of a registry for tracking the health of troops exposed to the...
AF Officer Investigated for Objecting to Military Sex Assault Policy A retiring Air Force officer who urged passage of legislation to change how the military adjudicates sexual assault crimes...
Ex-NATO Chief Leads Push by Retired Military Brass to Kill Iran Deal Nearly 200 retired military leaders have signed a letter to the House and Senate leaders urging them to kill the Iran nuclear...
Army Chief Opposes Letting Soldiers Carry Concealed Firearms on Base The U.S. Army’s top officer said he opposes letting soldiers carry their own concealed firearms on U.S. military...
Cut Tricare Rather than Military Housing Allowance: Defense Analyst Spending reforms should increase retention by cutting back benefits that serving troops don't highly value, one expert says.
House Backing Away from Proposal to 'Tax' GI Bill The Veterans Affairs Committee postponed a hearing to consider a proposal to have troops pay up to $2,400 for GI Bill...
Murray Blasts GOP for Blocking Vets Jobs Bill Senators Patty Murray and Ben Nelson blasted lawmakers holding up a vote on a veterans jobs bill.
Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Bill Gains New Life in Congress Three lawmakers reintroduced legislation to enhance the availability and effectiveness of Veterans Affairs mental health...
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...
