Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
After Marine's Testimony, Republicans Seek Answers from Pentagon on Bombing During Afghanistan Withdrawal Top House lawmakers want the Pentagon to give more details on the lead-up to a suicide bombing outside Afghanistan's Kabul...
Guardsmen and Reservists Who Retire Early Could Get Cheaper Health Care Under Senate Bill National Guardsmen and reservists who retire before age 60 would be eligible for low-cost military health care plans under a...
Republicans Vow to Boost Veteran Spending Amid Debt Ceiling Fight The GOP bill would give the VA about $153 billion in discretionary funding in 2024, up from $135 billion that the department...
This Business Is Helping Troops Transition with Help from Congress Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. CEO Tom Hofer and Peoria Spring-Green franchisee Dave Vojta met with Congressman Aaron Schock (R...
Homeless Veterans Will Receive Less Help as Pandemic Aid Dries Up, Democrats and Veterans Groups Warn Congressional Democrats are pushing to revive pandemic-related powers that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to...
Troop Paychecks Could Be Delayed if US Defaults, Austin Warns Austin's comments come as a deadline to raise what's known as the debt ceiling rapidly approaches.
Future Officer Promotions Could Also Be Delayed by Senate Standoff, Austin Warns Delaying Senate confirmation of generals and admirals awaiting promotions right now will ripple down into future rounds of...
After Pentagon Leak, Democrats and Republicans Unite to Reform Classification System The package of bills unveiled by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and other senators from both...
Congressman Andy Harris' Response to Coverage of Veterans Affairs Funding Veterans have always been and will continue to be prioritized in spending negotiations to ensure that the men and women who...
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...
