House Unanimously Passes Blue Water Navy Bill, But Not Everyone Is Happy Some veterans organizations take issue with the scope of the legislation.
Military Spouses Helped Write Last Year's National Defense Bill "Spouses are passed over for jobs because employers worry they will move. For others, the issue is affordable child care."
Navy Vet Lawmaker Introduces Measure to Repeal Tax Hike for Gold Star Families The legislation would reduce the tax burden of payments to children of the fallen.
Lawmaker Presses for Survivor Benefits for Medal of Honor Recipients' Families Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, has introduced a bill to benefit the survivors of Medal of Honor recipients.
Bill Would Let Troops Sue for Military Medical Malpractice Legislation introduced Tuesday by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California, has bipartisan support to overturn what's known as the...
Bill Would Require DoD to Pay for Combat Troops to Freeze Sperm, Eggs A new bill would give troops with infertility related to their service greater access to advanced reproductive treatments.
Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Task Force to Stop Vet Suicide The executive order creates a proactive community to address suicide among former troops.
Key Lawmakers Say the Time Is Now to Enact Benefits for Blue Water Navy Vets House and Senate leaders began another push for a "Blue Water Navy" bill on Agent Orange benefits that failed last year.
Lawmakers Race to Introduce Veterans' Medical Marijuana Bills in New Congress Democrats and Republicans both want clinical research on cannabis.
Bill to Address Sex Assaults Involving Military Families Moving Through Senate The Military Family Protect Act is aimed at improving "the military's response to child abuse and intimate partner violence.
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
Immigration Detentions of Military Family Members Spark Lawmaker Probe As stories of military family members being detained by immigration authorities pile up, dozens of Democrats are launching an...
What Effects Could Losing Space Command Have on Colorado’s Growing Aerospace Economy? The aerospace industry has long been a shining star for Colorado’s economy — and now state leaders are worried about the...
Trinidad and Tobago Leader Praises Strike and Says US Should Kill All Drug Traffickers 'Violently' Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs...
Survivors of Maine Mass Shooting and Victims' Relatives Sue US Government Alleging Negligence Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the U.S...