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As lawmakers head to summer recess, threat of an autumn shutdown looms

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 22. 2025.

By Leo Shane III

10 hours ago

D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102

Larson was among the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who stormed the Normandy shore on June 6, 1944, surviving machine-gun fire when he landed on Omaha Beach.

By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press

12 hours ago

What combat units and Little League teams have in common

Peel back the layers, and you’ll find more in common than you think — especially when it comes to the parents.

By Clay Beyersdorfer

2 days ago

VA leaders push back deadline for caregiver program changes to 2028

Some families could have been disenrolled from the caregiver benefits program in late 2026, but will now get two more years of support.

By Leo Shane III

3 days ago

How WWII brought about the normalization of tattoos

Finding an ink-free service member is infinitely more rare than the alternative, but that is a relatively new phenomenon.

By Claire Barrett

3 days ago

House advances $832 billion military budget plan for next fiscal year

Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House's spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026.

By Leo Shane III

3 days ago