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Lawmakers expect more clarity soon on plans to pull US troops out of Germany
The Senate Armed Services chairman said he supports what he has seen of the plan so far, but expects more details in coming days.
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House defense bill strips Confederate base names, curbs president’s powers in troop deployments
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed their $740.5 billion plan for the annual defense authorization bill, including provisions for a hefty military pay raise next year, new restrictions on the president’s war powers and requirements that the Defense Department rename bases honoring Confederate leaders.
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Plan to discourage for-profit schools from targeting military students advances
Under a House proposal, for-profit schools would have to count military tuition assistance the same way as other federal education funds.
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Women veterans rally for change in military sex harassment response after Vanessa Guillen killing
Critics want the military to make sweeping changes in how it handles sexual assault and harassment cases, calling it a matter of national security.
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Plan to boost housing improvement grants for disabled veterans poised to become law
The measure would allow disabled vets to get additional grants for home improvements every 10 years.
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Some Gold Star orphans left without any military assistance under current benefits rules
A new proposal would mandate military provide casualty assistance officers to dependents lose both of their parents.
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VA coronavirus cases top 6,000 over the weekend, but hospitalizations remain low
Nearly 1,900 VA patients have died from the illness since the start of March.
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Trump argues Confederate base names, battle flags should stay
In an interview with Fox News, Trump rejected the idea of the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
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This week in Congress: NDAA debates before the full House and Senate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 20, 2020.
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Army vet steps down from congressional committees amid voter fraud charges
Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, will depart the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee while he fights the charges.
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Lawmakers expect more clarity soon on plans to pull US troops out of Germany
The Senate Armed Services chairman said he supports what he has seen of the plan so far, but expects more details in coming days.
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House defense bill strips Confederate base names, curbs president’s powers in troop deployments
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed their $740.5 billion plan for the annual defense authorization bill, including provisions for a hefty military pay raise next year, new restrictions on the president’s war powers and requirements that the Defense Department rename bases honoring Confederate leaders.
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Plan to discourage for-profit schools from targeting military students advances
Under a House proposal, for-profit schools would have to count military tuition assistance the same way as other federal education funds.
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Women veterans rally for change in military sex harassment response after Vanessa Guillen killing
Critics want the military to make sweeping changes in how it handles sexual assault and harassment cases, calling it a matter of national security.
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Plan to boost housing improvement grants for disabled veterans poised to become law
The measure would allow disabled vets to get additional grants for home improvements every 10 years.
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Some Gold Star orphans left without any military assistance under current benefits rules
A new proposal would mandate military provide casualty assistance officers to dependents lose both of their parents.
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VA coronavirus cases top 6,000 over the weekend, but hospitalizations remain low
Nearly 1,900 VA patients have died from the illness since the start of March.
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Trump argues Confederate base names, battle flags should stay
In an interview with Fox News, Trump rejected the idea of the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
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This week in Congress: NDAA debates before the full House and Senate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 20, 2020.
-
Army vet steps down from congressional committees amid voter fraud charges
Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, will depart the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee while he fights the charges.
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Lawmakers expect more clarity soon on plans to pull US troops out of Germany
The Senate Armed Services chairman said he supports what he has seen of the plan so far, but expects more details in coming days.
-
House defense bill strips Confederate base names, curbs president’s powers in troop deployments
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed their $740.5 billion plan for the annual defense authorization bill, including provisions for a hefty military pay raise next year, new restrictions on the president’s war powers and requirements that the Defense Department rename bases honoring Confederate leaders.
-
Plan to discourage for-profit schools from targeting military students advances
Under a House proposal, for-profit schools would have to count military tuition assistance the same way as other federal education funds.
-
Women veterans rally for change in military sex harassment response after Vanessa Guillen killing
Critics want the military to make sweeping changes in how it handles sexual assault and harassment cases, calling it a matter of national security.
-
Plan to boost housing improvement grants for disabled veterans poised to become law
The measure would allow disabled vets to get additional grants for home improvements every 10 years.
-
Some Gold Star orphans left without any military assistance under current benefits rules
A new proposal would mandate military provide casualty assistance officers to dependents lose both of their parents.
-
VA coronavirus cases top 6,000 over the weekend, but hospitalizations remain low
Nearly 1,900 VA patients have died from the illness since the start of March.
-
Trump argues Confederate base names, battle flags should stay
In an interview with Fox News, Trump rejected the idea of the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
-
This week in Congress: NDAA debates before the full House and Senate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 20, 2020.
-
Army vet steps down from congressional committees amid voter fraud charges
Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, will depart the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee while he fights the charges.
