Veterans

Veterans program funding ends up a winner in debt limit deal

Veterans program funding would see an increase in fiscal 2024, unlike most other non-defense spending.

Army vet turned DC insider now a historic nominee for Veterans Affairs

VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the department's second-highest post.

Opinion

Memorial Day is for those we’ve lost, on the battlefield and at home

Suicide has become an epidemic in the veteran community. But it is a problem we can strive to solve, by connecting with each other.

Vets benefits, VA staff paychecks and more endangered by debt fight

Negotiators will work through Memorial Day weekend in hopes of reaching a compromise on the issue before June 1.

Opinion

Sharing pride in their service, pain over their loss

Vets4Warriors, which provides confidential peer support and resources to service members, veterans, and their families 24/7, 365 days a year.

VA move to curb remote work puts all federal workers on notice

Decisions on new federal policies for off-site work could upend the pandemic adjustments made by millions of workers.

Rules still punish military widows for remarrying by slashing benefits

Starting a new relationship after the death of a service member can cost grieving spouses tens of thousands of dollars in support stipends.

VA to scale back remote work rules, require more in-office time

The changes will begin with workers in the Washington, D.C. headquarters starting this fall.

Vets will see a cost-of-living boost in benefit checks next year

Legislation passed by the House and Senate will ensure veterans benefits will get the same cost-of-living increase as Social Security payouts.

Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?

When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.

NYC subway rider choked to death is mourned at Manhattan church

“A good Samaritan helps those in trouble,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said. “They don’t choke him out.”

Republican hopefuls defend Marine who put homeless man in a chokehold

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America’s got his back.”

Veterans online registry adds 300K more names ahead of Memorial Day

Nearly 5 million veterans and service members are now included in the online listing.

Hopes for debt limit deal as June deadline looms

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 22, 2023.

Hoax alert: tale of homeless vets booted because of immigrants false

A New York state lawmaker at the center of the controversy called the incident a heartbreaking betrayal and a disservice to the veterans community.

VA hopes to end mandatory overtime for its claims processors

Staffers have been required to work up to 4 hours a week, or more than two extra days each month, to clear backlogged and overdue disability claims.