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Jon Stewart blasts ‘corruption’ in Pentagon spending priorities
Jon Stewart talks with the Defense Department's second-highest official, calls the lack of adequate focus on military family support shameful.
Sweeping burn pit benefits bill set for House vote next week
The measure could provide new veterans benefits to as many as one in every five living veterans.
Everyone wants to help military toxic exposure victims. Not all want to pay.
Lawmakers support the idea but face problems paying for the nearly $300 billion plan.
Veteran exposed to toxic burn pit smoke dies of cancer after misdiagnosis lawsuit settlement
While serving overseas, Wesley Black said he frequently breathed in smoke from pits used to incinerate human and medical waste, plastic water bottles, ammunition and chemicals on military bases.
Debate on ‘no first use’ of nukes mushrooms in Washington
Five years after President Barack Obama turned back from declaring a “no first use” as U.S. policy for nuclear weapons, opponents say the Biden administration is considering it too, and warn that it risks alienating allies.
By Joe Gould
In interview with Jon Stewart, Veterans Affairs chief says he’s ‘frustrated’ over slow pace of burn pit benefits
About 3.5 million veterans are beleived to be suffering some ill effects from exposure to burn pit smoke in overseas combat zones since 2001.
Veteran pleads guilty after FEMA, VA contracts for masks go unfilled
Prosecutors say the government lost no money on the contracts because he was to be paid on delivery, but the government was cheated out of more than $330,000 in two other schemes.
Top policy, intelligence civilians resign amid Pentagon shakeup
Anderson joins Defense Secretary Mark Esper in exiting the building.
By Aaron Mehta
Lawmakers question VA approach on burn pits, advance bill to help military toxic exposure victims
The moves continued congressional goal of addressing the issue of burn pits in some way this year.
Jon Stewart leads renewed fight on benefits for burn pit victims
New legislation could provide a pathway to additional help and compensation for more than 3 million veterans who served overseas in recent decades.
Make them pay: Jon Stewart wants ‘war profiteers’ to pay for burn pit exposures
A comedian, reporter, congressman, and senator advocate broader coverage for military veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service.
By Todd South