The OCC's 'Fake Lender' Rule Threatens to Harm Veterans Service members have long been targeted by unscrupulous lenders.
Space Guard 'Among My Most Pressing Concerns,' National Guard Chief Tells Congress Gen. Daniel Hokanson wants Congress to know how much the Guard already is contributing to the military's space mission.
Lawmaker Raises Alarm over 'Directed Energy' Attacks on US Personnel Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said she understands the classified nature of the issue, but said "the horse is out of the barn."
Senate Moves Toward Major Shift in Military Law After Years of Failure to Combat Sexual Assault A bill introduced by Sen. Gillibrand would remove military commanders from the role of prosecuting sexual assault crimes.
Lawmaker Sets Ambitious Plan for Omnibus Toxic Exposure Bill to Help Millions of Sick Veterans The Senate and House VA committees are holding coordinated hearings on two dozen bills related to toxic exposure.
Lawmakers Want to Expand Care for Vets Sickened by Toxic Exposure. How Much Can They Get Done? The Senate committee will have its hearing Wednesday; the House hearing will be held May 5.
Congress May Put the Kibosh on Buying Extra F-35 Fighter Jets The Pentagon requested 79 F-35s in its fiscal 2021 budget request.
Stymied in the Trump Era, Lawmakers Launch New Attempt to Make VA Motto Gender-Neutral A bipartisan group of lawmakers is again moving to change the Department of Veterans Affairs' motto to be more inclusive...
Lawmakers Want to Know How US Will Keep Up Terror Fight After Afghanistan Pullout As the U.S. prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan, lawmakers and others are trying to figure out how to keep it from becoming...
Congress, Not Courts, Should Decide the Future of the Military Draft, Justice Department Says The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition calling for the men-only draft registration to...
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...
