House Democrats Force Republicans Into Votes on Hegseth Controversies During Pentagon Budget Debate While debating a $150 billion Pentagon spending bill Tuesday, Democrats offered several amendments to address the drama...
Republicans Unveil Pentagon Portion of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' with Extra Money for Barracks The quality-of-life funding is part of the $150 billion for the Defense Department that Republicans are proposing in a wide...
Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and...
Restoring Full VA Burial Benefits for Vets Who Initially Chose Plaque or Urn Part of Bill Introduced in Senate The bill would correct a flaw from previous legislation that lawmakers say has forced veterans' families to forgo a burial at...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
VA Study of Brain Injuries and Mental Health Would Be Ordered Up by Senate Bill Lawmakers across the political spectrum have ramped up efforts to understand, prevent and treat traumatic brain injuries, or...
Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
GOP Chairmen Launch Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Private Doctors The introduction of the new bill formally kicks off what is expected to be a marquee debate during the Trump administration...
Republicans in Congress Try Again for Rules Allowing Expedited Firings of VA Employees In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session, the chairmen of the committees that oversee the...
Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill that Includes Improvements to Veteran Caregiver, Homelessness Programs More support for home caregivers of aging and disabled veterans and bolstered services for homeless veterans are now law...
Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for...
Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
Inside Netflix’s Plan to Turn an Old NJ Army Base into a Hollywood-Style Production Powerhouse After years of planning, Netflix recently broke ground on its massive production studio planned for a 289-acre former Army...
Guardsmen Pulled off LA Mission as State Warns Troops Are 'Stretched Thin' Amid Wildfire Season U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that approximately 150 members of the California National Guard were released from...