Army Chief Opposes Letting Soldiers Carry Concealed Firearms on Base The U.S. Army’s top officer said he opposes letting soldiers carry their own concealed firearms on U.S. military...
Cut Tricare Rather than Military Housing Allowance: Defense Analyst Spending reforms should increase retention by cutting back benefits that serving troops don't highly value, one expert says.
House Backing Away from Proposal to 'Tax' GI Bill The Veterans Affairs Committee postponed a hearing to consider a proposal to have troops pay up to $2,400 for GI Bill...
Murray Blasts GOP for Blocking Vets Jobs Bill Senators Patty Murray and Ben Nelson blasted lawmakers holding up a vote on a veterans jobs bill.
Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Bill Gains New Life in Congress Three lawmakers reintroduced legislation to enhance the availability and effectiveness of Veterans Affairs mental health...
Vets Groups Warn Lawmakers That Shutdown Would Disrupt VA Services IAVA and other vets organizations are warning lawmakers that a government shutdown would disrupt VA benefits and services.
Lawmakers Join Vets to Criticize Proposal to Curb Post-9/11 GI Bill Several House lawmakers said they oppose any bid to scale back the Post-9/11 GI Bill's housing allowance for the children of...
Obama to Veto Bill Letting 9/11 Families Sue Saudi Arabia: White House The White House confirmed that President Obama plans to veto legislation allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi...
VA Silent on Timeline for Veteran ID Cards Veterans will have to wait an unknown amount of time before they can get a photo ID card from the VA under a law passed in...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...