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Research on veterans is broken. This tool aims to fix it.

As the population of U.S. veterans becomes more diverse and vets’ needs continue to evolve, the demographic remains among the most difficult to survey.

By Hope Hodge Seck

26 hours ago

White House urged firing live bombs for Trump’s Navy visit: AP sources

The White House pressed Navy officials to launch live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a Navy 250th anniversary celebration at Norfolk, AP reports.

2 days ago

Judges reject VA secretary’s request to pause veterans’ claims appeals

Secretary Collins asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to stop its work during the government shutdown. Judges called the request "extreme."

By Patricia Kime

6 days ago

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.

By Claire Barrett

9 days ago

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.

9 days ago

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.

13 days ago