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State of the Union speech expected to touch on military, budget issues
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 4, 2024.
Biden calls caring for burn pit illnesses a ‘sacred obligation’
In a speech to veterans in Texas, the president continued his push to improve benefits and care for those who served alongside burning waste pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Biden promises more aid for Ukraine, more punishment for Russia
During the State of the Union address, the American president again promised that U.S. troops will not be drawn into the fighting overseas.
No, EU countries aren’t sending fighter jets to Ukraine
"NATO is not to be part of the conflict,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.
Burn pit benefits, veterans care to be major themes of Biden’s State of the Union speech
The president will also discuss financial help and mental health resources for veterans during his address to Congress.
National Guard on standby for State of the Union address
The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. The National Guard is on standby.
This week in Congress: Biden’s State of the Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 28, 2022.
US Air Force would face tough choices in Russian air assault on Ukraine
Military experts in the U.S. are urging Western nations to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, fearing that Russia will swiftly take over its former territory’s airspace.
Texas Guardsmen on border start unionizing to combat difficult conditions
The troops are organizing in response to a slew of problems with the state's border mission.
By Davis Winkie
Russia moves planned naval exercise away from Irish coast
The Feb. 3-8 exercises were to be held 150 miles off southwestern Ireland — in international waters but within Ireland’s exclusive economic zone.
Guard troops can unionize on state active duty, DoJ says
The government's lawyers agree: Guard troops on state active duty can organize and form unions.
By Davis Winkie