Rebecca Kheel

Rebecca Kheel is a congressional reporter for Military.com. She previously worked as a defense reporter for The Hill, covering all things defense from the view at the Capitol, including negotiations over annual defense authorization and appropriations bills, fights about the foreign policy crisis of the day and more.

Prior to coming to D.C., she was a local reporter at the Orange County Register in California, writing about everything from disputes over new housing developments to the latest theme park ride openings.

She has a bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism and history from Syracuse University.

Email: rebecca.kheel@military.com

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Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.

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Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican who won Florida Congressional District 13's seat in Congress, speaks during a Get Out To Vote rally on Oct. 18, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.

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Tech. Sgt. Thesia Westmoreland pulls medications to fill prescriptions at the 72nd Medical Group Pharmacy

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The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, along with New Jersey National Guard soldiers and airmen and the Stand Down of South Jersey Committee Inc., assists homeless veterans.

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More than one-quarter of veterans are struggling to afford basic costs of living, and Black veterans are struggling more than...

U.S. Marine Cpl. Linda Aviles a voting assistant officer with the Installation Voting Assistance Office for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, helps a Marine fill out a voter registration and absentee ballot request at the Main Side Pavilion on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 29, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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Military voters cast fewer absentee ballots in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's elections than they did in the previous...

3 Charged with Sending Technical Drawings of US Military Weapons Parts to China

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A soldier uses a bulldozer to maneuver refuse into the burn pit in Balad, Iraq, in September 2004.

VA to Move Veterans with Cancer to Front of the PACT Act Line

McDonough also vowed the department "will not rest" until "every veteran gets the care they need and the benefits they...

Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) meets with VA Houston health leaders.

VA Staff Providing Abortions May Not Be Protected in Some States, Democratic Lawmakers Warn

The Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to clarify legal protections for employees providing abortion care in...

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Sebastian Castano, an assistant suicide prevention coordinator assigned to Naval Station Mayport, cuts a yellow ribbon to tie around a tree at Mayport Memorial Park in recognition of Suicide Awareness Month. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon/Released)

Finalists in $20 Million VA Suicide Prevention Competition Showcase Proposals

30 proposals for veteran suicide prevention were on display Friday as the finalists in the Department of Veterans Affairs'...

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle takes off from Kadena. Air Force Base.

GOP Lawmakers Sound Alarm over Pulling F-15s from Japan

The letter comes after the Air Force last week confirmed plans for a "phased" withdrawal of the F-15s from Kadena over a two...

Sweetgrass baskets woven by the descendants of slaves along the nation's Southeast coast are offered for sale at the City Market in Charleston, S.C.

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Veterans may want to consider moving to one of the Carolinas, if they lean on a pair of surveys released this week as their...

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