Veteran Toxic Exposure Fund Overhaul Proposal Ignites Fierce Debate over PACT Act Benefits VA officials testified during a hearing on Capitol Hill that they oppose the GOP's proposal, called the Toxic Exposure Fund...
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
Middle East Conflicts Revive Clash Between the President and Congress over War Powers The Middle East conflicts have revived what's been a long-running clash between presidents and Congress, which holds the...
'Days Where We Wouldn't Even Shoot': US Vet Fighting in Ukraine Pleads with Congress to Pass Stalled Aid Army National Guard veteran Ryan O'Leary saw what a difference it made when U.S. cluster munitions were delivered to the...
VA's Proposed 2025 Budget Includes Increases for Construction, Caregivers and More The proposal, part of President Joe Biden's $7.3 trillion budget package, could result in the largest VA budget to date if...
A Promising Air Force Officer Took a Stand Against Racism. Now, His Career Is in Political Jeopardy. Col. Ben Jonsson's promotion is now in jeopardy as he becomes the latest casualty of Republicans' war on "wokeness" in the...
McConnell Will Step Down as the Senate Republican Leader in November After a Record Run in the Job U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a...
Marine Veteran and Crypto Lawyer John Deaton to Challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren Republican John Deaton released a campaign video highlighting his hardscrabble upbringing and his years in the Marines...
Biden Says Trump Sowing Doubts About US Commitment to NATO Is 'Un-American' Trump said that he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent...
GOP Speaker Johnson Says House Won't Be 'Rushed' to Approve Aid for Ukraine as $95B Package Stalls Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, who rejected a border security compromise that was eventually stripped from the final...
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...