Vets Groups Rally Behind Bill to Let VA Provide In Vitro Fertilization Senators will soon vote on an amendment enabling the VA to provide in vitro fertilization treatments to vets and their...
VA Secretary Criticizes House Lawmakers Over Planned Budget Cuts VA Secretary Bob McDonald said the White House and Senate are showing greater commitment to veterans than the House.
Groups Oppose Plan to Steer More Vets to Private Health Care Providers Veterans organizations said that McCain's Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016 t threatens the VA's mission of integrated care.
Lawmakers Blast VA for Abandoning 'Fast-track' Firing Authority Department officials notified lawmakers they were passing on the expanded firing authority included in the VA Accountability...
Legion Slams 'Mouthpiece' Vet Groups over VA Health Care Plans Some leading veterans' organizations are pressing lawmakers to defy lobbying efforts they say will damage veterans' health...
Vet Groups Hit Pentagon for Bid to Limit Veterans Preference Benefit Senate lawmakers and the DoD have picked a fight with a group they usually go out of their way not to offend: the nation's...
Lawmakers Push to Restore Medical Marijuana Language to VA Bill A group of lawmakers are asking the House and Senate to restore the language to the Military Construction and Veterans...
Lawmakers Propose Bill to Protect Reservists' Jobs While on Duty Lawmakers are sponsoring legislation aimed at closing a loophole that let employers fire employees who leave their jobs to...
Push to Ease Licensing for Military Spouses Remains Patchwork by State Rules remain inconsistent and, in most cases, difficult to navigate, military family experts say.
House Veterans Affairs Chairman Files New VA Accountability Act Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, has filed new legislation that he says will bring "real accountability" to all employees at VA.
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...
