White House Opposes Bill to Keep Guantanamo Open Obama administration officials argued against legislation that would effectively scuttle President Obama's effort to empty...
Spending Deal Includes Funding for 1.3% Troop Pay Raise, More Weapons U.S. lawmakers early Wednesday agreed to a $1.1 trillion spending deal for the fiscal year that includes funding for a 1.3...
Legion Slams 'Mouthpiece' Vet Groups over VA Health Care Plans Some leading veterans' organizations are pressing lawmakers to defy lobbying efforts they say will damage veterans' health...
House Committee OKs Bills on VA Choice Program, Accountability BluA bill to expand the VA Choice Program and provide accountability for VA managers passed a House committee.
Proposal Extends IVF, Adoption Help for Injured Veterans Vets with reproductive injuries will be able to access fertility help if a funding proposal goes forward.
House Panel Moves to Block Cuts to Troop Benefits A House subcommittee offered legislation to reject proposed cuts to benefits including housing allowances and Tricare.
Obama Signs Suicide Prevention Bill Named for Marine Veteran President Obama on Thursday signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.
VA Ordered to Report to Congress on Burn Pits Registry Findings Congress has directed the Veterans Affairs Department to report on its burn pits registry early next year.
Vet Groups Hit Pentagon for Bid to Limit Veterans Preference Benefit Senate lawmakers and the DoD have picked a fight with a group they usually go out of their way not to offend: the nation's...
Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Criminalizing Military 'Revenge Porn' Rep. Speier plans to announce legislation that would make it a crime for service members to share nude photos without consent...
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...
