Defrauding Veterans Would Be a Federal Crime Under Bill Pushed by Senators Under the bill, fraud schemes that target veterans benefits would be punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine or both...
Military Justice Reforms Still Leave Some Criminal Cases to Commanders With No Legal Expertise The military resisted reforming its justice system for decades. Major congressional changes passed in 2021 promised to...
An 'Ambassador for All Service Dogs,' German Shepherd Leaves a Legacy for Veterans with PTSD Kaya spent hundreds of hours walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol lobbying for a bill to provide federal funding for mental...
DoD Struggles to Answer Questions on Chinese Balloon in Congressional Testimony A key subcommittee held a hearing that was part of a balloon-centric day on Capitol Hill a week after the Pentagon first...
GOP Relaunches Bid to End VA Abortion Policy GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate reintroduced a resolution to reverse the policy, using a process that could force a...
Preventing Vet Homelessness and Suicide Top Biden’s State of the Union ‘Unity Agenda’ Biden made the push on veterans issues as part of his annual State of the Union address.
Senators Push DoD to Do 'Proactive' Outreach to Soldiers Booted from Tricare in IT Glitch The leaders of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee are calling on the DoD to conduct a review of Tricare after recent...
Lawmakers Want to Restore Gun Rights to Some Disabled Veterans The House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman and 49 Republicans support a bill that would prevent some vets from being...
Chinese Spy Balloon Stokes Concern in Congress as Lawmakers Focus on Threats from Beijing Much of the congressional reaction is coming from Republicans who are using the incident to argue the Biden administration is...
Republicans Aim at 'Woke' Military and Biden as House Finalizes Military and Veteran Panel Membership The House committee that oversees military issues will see 16 new faces this year, while the committee in charge of veterans...
8 Legendary US Military Snipers The most notable snipers in U.S. military history aren’t just legends – they include real soldiers, sailors and Marines who...
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Military Veteran Says Having His Security Clearance Revoked Gave Added Incentive for Senate Run Joel Willett, a military veteran and former CIA officer, has launched his Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate from...
Pentagon Plan Pits US Marines Against California Off-Roaders and Civilian Pilots The U.S. Marine Corps tried once to occupy this remote stretch of California desert beloved by off-roaders — but officials...