Afghanistan Fallout: Refugees Given Reprieve to Stay in US as Tensions Flare Over Congressional Investigation Refugees who fled Afghanistan during the chaotic final days of America's longest war are getting a temporary reprieve from an...
'We Can Think of Few Things as Irresponsible': 7 Former Defense Secretaries Blast Hold on Military Promotions Seven former defense secretaries who served in administrations from both parties are warning that a Republican senator's hold...
Majority of VA Whistleblowers Report Retaliation After Calling Out Agency Wrongdoing In an interim briefing to Congress by the Government Accountability Office, the agency said more than two-thirds of...
House Republican Threatens to Cut VA Budget over Agency's Warnings About Budget Cuts House Republicans are floating investigating the Department of Veterans Affairs or cutting its communications budget as they...
Lawmakers Push for Review of How the Pentagon Grapples with Mental Health The group would conduct a deep dive into the Defense Department's mental health programs, support and treatment, according to...
'I Let Down the Combatant Commander': Marine Leader Regrets His Forces Weren't Available for Recent Crises The remarks come amid a growing debate in the halls of Congress over how the Navy is meeting the legal requirement to operate...
VA Marijuana Research Bill, Other Vets Measures 'May All Be Dead' After Failed Senate Vote, Chairman Says In a procedural vote, the Senate voted 57-42 to advance the marijuana bill -- short of the 60 votes needed to pass.
2 Lawmakers Trying to Expand Access to Outside Doctors for Vets Despite VA Push to Rein in Costs Sen. Jerry Moran, the Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema are introducing a bill that would...
Army Not Tweaking Fitness Test After Uncertainty Over Gender Standards The annual defense authorization bill passed in December directed the Army to set the same fitness standards for men and...
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...
