Momentum Grows in Congress to Overturn Controversial Military 'Widow's Tax' The bills have overwhelming support, but cost is still a sticking point.
How New Law Affects Taxes for Gold Star Families The changes may triple the amount of income tax some survivors pay.
Navy Vet Lawmaker Introduces Measure to Repeal Tax Hike for Gold Star Families The legislation would reduce the tax burden of payments to children of the fallen.
She Lost Her Husband on Deployment. Then a Tax Cut Hit Her Family's Benefits "The last little bit of stability my children have has now been put on the chopping block."
This Year's Tax Cut Cost Some Gold Star Families Dearly Military widows and widowers who put their benefits in their child's name saw a significant spike in their taxes this year.
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...
