Trump to Sign Bill Extending VA Choice Program The VA secretary says the program is still in need of a major fix from Congress.
Senate Panel Backs 2.1% Troop Pay Raise, House Panel Wants 2.4% Troops would get a 2.1 percent pay raise in 2018 under the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposal.
Bill Would Boost Oversight of Disability System A key Senate lawmaker has offered legislation that would force the Pentagon to strengthen oversight of its mental health care...
Obama to Sign VA Reform Bill on Thursday President Obama will, on Thursday, sign the Veterans Affairs Department reform bill that Congress recently passed.
Congress Passes Law Creating ID Card for Veterans The House and Senate have passed legislation creating a veterans ID card.
Advocates Say Imprisoned Veterans Should Have Access to VA Two veterans service organizations are backing legislation requiring prison officials to give the VA reasonable access to a...
House Veterans Affairs Chairman Files New VA Accountability Act Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, has filed new legislation that he says will bring "real accountability" to all employees at VA.
VFW Blasts Proposed GI Bill Enrollment Fee as 'Tax on Troops' The House Veterans Affairs Committee will take up a proposal for what the VFW calls a "tax on troops" for GI Bill benefits.
National Parks Pass Price for Senior Retirees to Skyrocket Military retirees and other seniors over age 62 will soon have to pay more for lifetime passes to U.S. National Parks.
Bill Defending Vets’ Gun Rights Filed - Again Key Senate lawmakers are once again pushing legislation to stop veterans judged unable to handle their own finances from...
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...