Senate Veterans Committee Votes for Clay Hunt Suicide Bill The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to send to the floor legislation intended to help tackle suicide...
Snow Delays Senate’s Vote on Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill The Senate's expected passage of a bill to help prevent suicide among veterans has been delayed because of snow.
Senate Passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Bill The Senate unanimously passed veterans legislation on Tuesday intended to reduce the veteran suicide rate, which averages to...
Vet Groups: More Suicide Prevention Tools Needed after Clay Hunt Bill Veterans' advocates said the Senate's passage of the Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide bill will not end their push for improving...
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.
'Veterans Crisis Line' Wins Oscar "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1" picked up an Academy Award for best short subject documentary on Sunday.
Lawmakers Want Answers after VA Manager Mocks Vet Suicide in Email The VA says it "administratively addressed" an incident in which a mental health clinic manager mocked patients in an email.
VA's Top Doctor Nominee Lists Mental Health as Leading Priority Senators on Tuesday met with Dr. David Shulkin, President Obama's nominee to be the next Under Secretary of Health at the VA.
White House to Let Researchers Study Medical Marijuana for PTSD The White House has lifted an obstacle long standing in the way of studies into the use of pot to treat PTSD and other...
Official Calls for More VA Access for Guard and Reserve Members Curbing military suicides among Guard and Reserve members may require a change in federal law to extend Veterans Affairs...
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...
