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When admirals obstruct justice
Regaining trust and respect after a military scandal requires accountability at the highest levels of leadership, our guest opinion writer argues.
By Jeffrey J. Matthews
Largest budget in VA history gets backing from House appropriators
Lawmakers also plan to reclassify some VA spending to make it easier to balance future budgets.
Overhaul of VA’s medical records still on track to finish in 2028 despite delays, officials say
The 10-year project was delayed earlier this summer amid concerns with the rollout so far.
$270 billion VA budget plan moves ahead, with an eye towards completion in early fall
The new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, a deadline that Congress has rarely met in recent years for their budget bills.
Maritime service chiefs push back on criticism that the military is becoming ‘too woke’
The comments came as Americans remain divided on whether the services are focusing on racial issues too much.
House lawmakers back big budget boost for Veterans Affairs programs
The draft plan adds extra money for women veterans programs and prosthetics research.
Lawmakers eye cutting restrictions, expanding infertility help for veterans
Current VA rules limit in vitro fertilization services to married, opposite-sex couples only.
Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
Schultz was the longest serving secretary of state since World War II and had been the oldest surviving former Cabinet member of any administration. The former Marine Corps artillery officer was 100.
House passes largest VA budget ever, but partisan fights threaten its future
Lawmakers on Friday approved about $241 billion in VA spending along a party-line vote.
DC attorney general questions National Guard presence
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., pressed the Trump administration and several state governments Thursday to justify the legality of their decision to send a growing contingent of National Guard troops to the nation's capital in the wake of street protests.
By Stephen Braun, The Associated Press
DoD’s border wall funding shift hits Russia deterrence efforts
The Pentagon is moving to scuttle nearly 19 more military construction projects ― including $274 million worth in Europe to deter Russia.
By Joe Gould