Lawmaker Proposes VA Recoup Bonus Money from Bad Executives Rep. Jeff Miller has filed legislation that will enable the VA secretary to recover bonuses awarded to executives at...
Senate Veterans Committee Votes for Clay Hunt Suicide Bill The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to send to the floor legislation intended to help tackle suicide...
Lawmaker Demands Veterans Secretary Support Bonus Recoupment Bill A House lawmaker demanded that the VA Secretary make up his mind about a bill to recoup bonus money from VA officials who...
Senate Passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Bill The Senate unanimously passed veterans legislation on Tuesday intended to reduce the veteran suicide rate, which averages to...
White House Opposes Bill to Keep Guantanamo Open Obama administration officials argued against legislation that would effectively scuttle President Obama's effort to empty...
Obama Signs Suicide Prevention Bill Named for Marine Veteran President Obama on Thursday signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.
House Panel Backs Troop Retirement Overhaul Despite Vets' Objections A panel in the House of Representatives voted to overhaul troop retirement benefits despite objections from members who...
Senate Panel Backs Military Retirement Change, Troop Pay Raise of 1.3% Lawmakers on a Senate panel agreed to overhaul the military retirement system and give troops a less-than-expected pay raise...
Congress Passes Law Creating ID Card for Veterans The House and Senate have passed legislation creating a veterans ID card.
Bill Would Give VA Chief More Power to Fire VA Employees A year after Congress gave the VA secretary greater authority to fire senior executives, it may extend that over all workers.
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...
