President Signs Historic Toxic Exposure Bill Extending Benefits to Millions of Veterans In a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said the bill fulfills a promise he made to veterans when...
Fire Watch Episode 3: Burn Pits and the Fight to Get Help The PACT Act had a years-long, tumultuous journey to making it into law. It is meant to provide expanded health care for...
A Year Later, Afghan Refugees Remain in Legal Limbo as Vets Continue Evacuating Allies Left Behind Thousands of Afghans brought to the United States during the chaotic American military evacuation after the Taliban overran...
Marine Who Rioted in the Capitol on Jan. 6 Gets Probation Attorneys from both sides of the courtroom drew attention to Andrew Cavanaugh's military service.
After 3 Tries, Veterans Toxic Exposure Bill -- the PACT Act -- Finally Passes US Senate Intense negotiations over amendments and a final vote followed days of veterans protesting outside the U.S. Capitol building.
Fate of Historic Toxic Exposure Bill Unclear After Shocking Senate Defeat Supporters of a plan to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances are furious after a surprising defeat in a...
Veterans Protest at US Capitol as Pressure Mounts on Senate Republicans over Toxic Exposures Bill Veterans, their families and advocates were stunned when the bill failed to garner sufficient votes to proceed.
After Scuttling VA Overhaul, Senator Rolls Out His Plan to Upgrade Facilities Sen. Jon Tester envisions that each Veterans Affairs medical center would have its own experts to manage capital assets.
Senate Trying to Block Military Transfers Based on Potentially Discriminatory State Laws The military would be barred from considering state laws in deciding where to station service members under an amendment...
Navy Would Test Saving Money by Offering Meat Alternatives Under House Bill Options for vegan meat substitutes could be coming to Navy chow halls overseas under a pilot program recently advanced by...
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...
