Vet Groups Hit Sanders Over Bill Negotiations Three veterans groups are chiding lawmakers for inserting a $17.6 billion supplemental veterans' budget request into...
After Deal, Congress to Vote on VA Reform Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jeff Miller held a press conference to outline the compromise legislation.
Congress Passes Bill to Overhaul VA Department The Senate followed the House of Representatives in passing sweeping legislation to overhaul the Veterans Affairs Department.
Obama to Sign VA Reform Bill on Thursday President Obama will, on Thursday, sign the Veterans Affairs Department reform bill that Congress recently passed.
Commissaries Get Unexpected $90 Million Boost from Congress A spending bill, expected to be passed by lawmakers, will restore $100 million cut to the Defense Commissary Agency's budget...
AF Officer Investigated for Objecting to Military Sex Assault Policy A retiring Air Force officer who urged passage of legislation to change how the military adjudicates sexual assault crimes...
Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Bill Gains New Life in Congress Three lawmakers reintroduced legislation to enhance the availability and effectiveness of Veterans Affairs mental health...
'Hire More Heroes' Offers Veterans Boost for Small Business Jobs The Hire More Heroes Act would boost veteran employment and give an edge to military retirees and disabled vets over other...
Senator Says Congress Must Keep Empowering VA to Fire Bad Executives The new chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee says the new accountability law may need tweaking but discipline is...
Clay Hunt Suicide Bill Returns to Senate Legislation intended to prevent suicide among veterans was re-introduced in the Senate on Tuesday, where passage last month...
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...
