Rep. Seth Moulton: Let's Declare Independence from Stigmas Around Mental Health Care We've gone to too many funerals for people who didn't die in our generation's wars, but because of them.
Military's 3.1% Pay Raise Passes Senate as House Prepares to Do Battle Over Iran The $750 billion defense policy bill, including the 3.1% military pay raise, passed the Senate and now moves to the House.
Effort to Repeal Military 'Widow's Tax' Fails in Senate A long-pursued effort to repeal the so-called "widow's tax" failed to make it into the defense policy bill.
Congress Wants the Navy to Prove it Can Fight Off Enemy Drone, Boat Swarms Rep. Seth Moulton is pressing Navy leaders to show they’re ready to combat swarms of small boats or drones.
Duncan Hunter Accused of Using Campaign Money to Finance Affairs with 5 Women The Justice Department has accused Rep. Duncan Hunter of illegally using campaign funds to pay for extramarital affairs.
Could the Military 'Widow's Tax' Finally Get Abolished? Here's the Next Hurdle The Senate is taking up the National Defense Authorization Act this week.
Bill Would Require Spanish Translations on All VA Fact Sheets "Help is only available at the VA if you understand English," Rep. Mark Takano said.
Senator Pushes to Move Forward With 911-Style Veterans Suicide Hotline Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, said the country needs to move forward on implementation.
Plan to Deploy 1,000 More Troops to Counter Iran Faces Growing Opposition A growing chorus of lawmakers is concerned about the military boosting its presence in the Middle East amid Iran tensions.
Senator Joins Call to Allow Troops to Sue for Military Medical Malpractice Troops are prevented from suing the federal government for injuries deemed incidental to military service.
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...