Two Republican Congressmen Introduce Bill to 'Draft Our Daughters' Two House Republicans -- both opponents of opening up combat roles to women -- introduced a bill Thursday called "Draft...
VA Chief Touts Proposal to Make It Easier to Fire Executives Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald on Wednesday discussed a budget proposal designed to make it easier to discipline...
Senators Introduce Bill to Give VA Bosses Power to Fire Employees Senators have filed legislation to allow the VA secretary to give regional direct authority to demote and fire employees.
Advocates Say Imprisoned Veterans Should Have Access to VA Two veterans service organizations are backing legislation requiring prison officials to give the VA reasonable access to a...
Tricare to Let Military Families Get Urgent Care Without Preapproval Some Tricare users will soon be allowed to use in-network urgent care providers without receiving any authorization.
Army Chief Opposes Letting Soldiers Carry Concealed Firearms on Base The U.S. Army’s top officer said he opposes letting soldiers carry their own concealed firearms on U.S. military...
Lawmakers Join Vets to Criticize Proposal to Curb Post-9/11 GI Bill Several House lawmakers said they oppose any bid to scale back the Post-9/11 GI Bill's housing allowance for the children of...
Clinton, Sanders Say They Oppose Cuts to Post-9/11 GI Bill Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both issued statements opposing reductions to the Post 9/11 GI...
House Panel Seeks to Increase Army Ranks by 45,000 Soldiers The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would increase the U.S. Army by 45K soldiers.
Senate Legislation Shrinks GI Bill Housing Allowance Over Time Lawmakers approved an omnibus Veterans Affairs bill they say expands programs without paying for them at the expense of...
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...
