Inflation Driving Congressional Fight to Hike Defense Budget Republicans are pointing to increased costs for labor, fuel and materials as they argue the Pentagon's high budget request...
5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Fraud During Income Tax Season Fraudsters are out there trying to get your money, and the IRS wants to catch them more than you do.
Troops Slated for Largest Pay Raise in 20 Years Under Pentagon Budget but Inflation Looms Troops and civilian workers would get a 4.6% pay raise under a Pentagon budget request, a sharp boost from the 2.7% increase...
VA Was on a Path to Kick 90% of Legacy Caregivers Out of Program Before Review Suspension VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged that a "much higher number" of veterans were being dismissed from the program than...
6 Ideas for a Top-to-Bottom Financial Spring Cleaning Reviewing your beneficiary information and checking automatic payments are two ways you can tidy up your finances.
Biggest House on the Block: How Price Per Square Foot Impacts Your Home Value Reality is, knowing your price per square foot for your home and the resulting impacts on both the listing price and the time...
Is a Fixer-Upper Home Purchase Right for You? Especially in the recent market, a fixer-upper shouldn’t be purchased without a trained professional doing a walk-through.
Tips and Tricks for Selling Your Home If you own a home, it's probably crossed your mind that one day you may want or need to sell it.
5 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score Before Buying a Home Every homebuyer is hoping to get approved for a mortgage at a low rate, but experts warn that only people who have high...
They Spent Years Caring for Their Veterans. Now They Are Losing a Lifeline A review by the Department of Veterans Affairs of a program that gives stipends to veterans' caregivers is removing thousands...
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...