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How Ahmed al-Sharaa ended up being welcomed to the White House
The question remains of what Trump and al-Sharaa want from each other.
By William Plowright, Durham University, The Conversation
The WWII origins of the (now demolished) East Wing of the White House
The White House’s many reconstruction and remodeling efforts since 1792 have drawn media, congressional and public ire. This one has been no different.
Coast Guard spends $200 million on private jets for DHS leaders
DHS previously requested $50 million for a new U.S. Coast Guard plane, a figure that has since quadrupled, according to congressional Democrats.
By Riley Ceder
US seized survivors after latest strike on alleged drug-carrying boat
The US military carried out a sixth strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing one and leaving two survivors, sources told the AP.
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
Veterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.
By Karen Jowers
Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in deportations
As President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation agenda, some veterans fear they may not be allowed to remain in the United States.
Hegseth terminates women’s advisory group, slams ‘divisive agenda’
A Sept. 17 memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the “formal disestablishment” of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans
As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.
By Hannah Psalma Ramirez, News21
Senators seek to make it easier for VA to exhume ‘disgraced’ veterans
A proposed bill would give VA more latitude to exhume the remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes who are buried in national cemeteries.
By Karen Jowers
Veteran who burned US flag in DC pleads not guilty to federal charges
Army veteran Jan Carey set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press