Lawmakers Try to Ban Dishonorable Discharges for Troops Who Refuse Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines Legislation sponsored by Rep. Mark Green requires only honorable discharges for anyone separated over refusing to be...
House Committee Pushes for a Review of the Afghan War and Withdrawal, Approves a Commission Republican members hammered the Biden administration for the August withdrawal and evacuation of Americans and Afghans from...
After Outcry from Female Vets in Congress, Pentagon Revives Committee on Women in Service Committee supporters have pointed to DACOWITS' track record as a reason to keep the group.
Pentagon Scolds Lawmakers Who Made Surprise Visit to Afghanistan, Saying It Interfered with the Mission Reps. Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer said that they "have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch."
2 US Lawmakers' Kabul Trip Prompts Biden Administration Fury Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., were on the ground at the Kabul airport for several hours.
Veterans Are Prized Recruits as Congressional Candidates Veteran candidates can be seen as more willing to put country above self, which often plays best among moderate voters.
Navy Vet Adam Laxalt Files to Run for US Senate in Nevada Republican Adam Laxalt has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Nevada, setting the stage for what could be a decisive battle as...
Congress Passes Bill to Help Vets with Mental Health Conditions Get Service Dogs The law establishes a pilot program to provide service dogs to veterans with PTSD and other mental illnesses.
Senate Confirms Del Toro as Secretary of the Navy The U.S. Senate on confirmed former Navy officer and ship commander Carlos Del Toro as the next secretary of the Navy.
Bill Repealing Iraq War Powers Advances in Senate Committee members voted 14-8, with three Republicans voting with Democrats, to repeal the 1991 measure.
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...
