Estimated Cost of Toxic Exposure Bill More Than One-Quarter Trillion Dollars But Bipartisan Backing Holds A sweeping Senate bill to grant benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxins during their military service could cost...
VA Ordered to Report Performance of Troubled Health Records System to Congress The Senate approved a bill to require the VA to submit reports to lawmakers on the performance of the Electronic Health...
New Commander for US Forces in Europe Sailing to Senate Confirmation Amid Ukraine War If confirmed, Gen. Christopher Cavoli would succeed Gen. Tod Wolters, who has been at the helm of U.S. European Command since...
Senator Wants DoD Climate Change Goals Locked into Law Sen. Tammy Duckworth is introducing a bill that would set renewable energy goals for the DoD that match targets the military...
Senators from Rural States Trying to Stop Wave of VA Hospital Closures Before They Start Lawmakers from West Virginia, South Dakota and New Mexico say the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical facility reform...
Congress' First Military UFO Hearing in 50 Years Deflates Speculation on Alien Spacecraft Intriguing videos such as the nighttime "triangles" can have simple earthly explanations, officials told the House...
Veterans to Get Improved Access to Mammograms Through Bills Headed to Biden's Desk The House voted 418-0 to approve the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments...
Deal for Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Reached in Senate The bill could help an estimated 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other airborne hazards while serving...
Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Rangers Awaits Biden's Signature The bill passed the Senate last October and now awaits the signature of President Joe Biden to begin the process of minting...
Congress Gives VA Watchdog Subpoena Power After Hampered Investigation into West Virginia Murders The House on Tuesday night voted 406-6 to approve the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act.
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...