Veterans Crisis Line Employees Were Caught in Mass Firings. A New Bill Aims for Staff Protections. The bill comes after the Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged in a letter to senators last month that 24 support...
JROTC Expansion at US High Schools Eyed as Part of Bill to Boost Recruiting High school students whose campuses do not have a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program would be able to join units...
House Democrats Force Republicans Into Votes on Hegseth Controversies During Pentagon Budget Debate While debating a $150 billion Pentagon spending bill Tuesday, Democrats offered several amendments to address the drama...
Republicans Unveil Pentagon Portion of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' with Extra Money for Barracks The quality-of-life funding is part of the $150 billion for the Defense Department that Republicans are proposing in a wide...
Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and...
Restoring Full VA Burial Benefits for Vets Who Initially Chose Plaque or Urn Part of Bill Introduced in Senate The bill would correct a flaw from previous legislation that lawmakers say has forced veterans' families to forgo a burial at...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
VA Study of Brain Injuries and Mental Health Would Be Ordered Up by Senate Bill Lawmakers across the political spectrum have ramped up efforts to understand, prevent and treat traumatic brain injuries, or...
Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
GOP Chairmen Launch Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Private Doctors The introduction of the new bill formally kicks off what is expected to be a marquee debate during the Trump administration...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
2 Educational Programs for Troops Eliminated Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts at Pentagon Two companies that had contracts aimed at educating troops say they have suddenly had their popular programs eliminated as...
Claims a Fired Air Force General Was Sentenced to Death Have Spread Online. They're Not True. Social media accounts have falsely been spreading a claim that a former top official in the Air Force who was fired by...
Chinese Weapons Gain Credibility After Pakistan-India Conflict The recent conflict between India and Pakistan is prompting a reassessment of Chinese weapons, challenging long-held...
Ex-FBI Agent and Pentagon Contractor Sues over Secret Recording Showing Him Criticizing Trump Jamie Mannina says in his lawsuit that he was misled by a woman he met on a dating website who held herself out as a...
