'Burn-Pit' Registry Bill Heads Toward House Floor House lawmakers will have a chance to vote on the creation of a registry for tracking the health of troops exposed to the...
Murray Blasts GOP for Blocking Vets Jobs Bill Senators Patty Murray and Ben Nelson blasted lawmakers holding up a vote on a veterans jobs bill.
Vets' Job Bill Stalled, Hangs on Procedural Vote A vote on the Veterans Job Corps legislation has been postponed until next week when Republican lawmakers hope to prevent it...
Congress Seeks Out 'Wasteful' VA Spending Rep. Jeff Miller identified areas of "wasteful spending" by the VA during an online discussion hosted by Military.com.
Hold Lifted on Veterans COLA Bill Vote The "secret hold" put on a bill intended to provide a cost-of-living increase to 4 million veterans was removed Thursday.
Gillibrand Loses Key Support on Sex Assault Bill Two key Senators in the effort to crack down on military sexual assault said on Thursday they would not support a bill that...
Senators Present Bill to Save Commissaries Several U.S. Senators have introduced new legislation to save funding for military commissaries in light of massive cuts to...
Gillibrand’s Military Sexual Assault Bill Fails The Senate rejected a sexual assault bill designed to deny commanders the authority to determine what cases to prosecute.
Senate Passes Military Sexual Assault Bill The Senate passed a bill to crack down on sexual assault in the military by providing victims help in reporting attacks.
House Panel Moves to Block Cuts to Troop Benefits A House subcommittee offered legislation to reject proposed cuts to benefits including housing allowances and Tricare.
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...
