Bill Expanding Vets' Access to Mental Health Care Is Resurrected A bill that would give veterans access to mental health care despite a less-than-honorable discharge is back in Congress.
Vets Air Grievances to Acting Director of Flagship VA Medical Center Retired Army Col. Lawrence Connell heard from veterans on the problems -- and promise -- of VA health care in Washington.
VA Wait Times As Good or Better Than Private Sector: Report A study commissioned by the American Legion says VA health care is as good or better than the private sector.
Senate Passes 'Emergency' VA Reform Bill The Senate passed legislation to end the wait times vets are experiencing for health care by letting many go outside the VA.
VA Seeks to Reallocate Choice Act Funds in $169B Budget Proposal The Veterans Affairs Department would be funded to nearly $169 billion next year under the budget proposed by the White House...
Senate Backs Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Vets Legislation passed Tuesday by the Senate includes a provision that would allow VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana to...
Trump, Clinton Veer from Veterans Issues During Vets Forum Trump and Clinton veered from vets issues into national-security matters during the first forum in which they shared a stage.
VA Disability Claims Backlog Grows Despite Paperless Fix The VA's new electronic system for processing disability claims has faced initial problems in reducing backlogs.
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.
McCain-Sanders' VA Bill Slammed as Pro-Union A former New York lieutenant governor says just-passed Senate legislation intended to eliminate long patient wait times at VA...
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
