Lawmakers Battle Over Whether New Health Care Bill Hurts Vets Democrats and Republicans argued Friday over whether the new health care bill proposal would help or hurt vets.
Vets Groups Back Bill to Hasten VA Firings Despite Union Opposition A new effort in Congress to ease the process of firing for misconduct at the VA has been denounced by a government union.
House Votes to Criminalize Revenge Porn in the Military The legislation would update the UCMJ to define when private photo sharing is a criminal act, McSally said.
Major Financial Bill May Eliminate Some Troop Protections The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be overhauled and its power dramatically reduced by the Financial Choice Act.
Senators Push to End 'Discrepancies' in Enlisted Pay A bill was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday aimed at correcting "discrepancies" in the pay rates for enlisted personnel.
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.
Trump Signs VA Accountability Act, Gives Pen to Double-Amputee President Trump signed the VA Accountability Act on Friday to give the VA more authority to fire poorly performing employees.
Key Lawmaker Backs 2.4 Percent Troop Pay Raise in 2018 The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Monday backed a 2.4 percent military pay raise.
Congress Shelves Plans to Have Women Register for Draft Proposals to have women register for the draft have been dropped from Senate and House committee defense budget markups.
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.
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...
