Trump downplays troop brain injuries from Iran attack as ‘headaches’
“What does injured mean?” Trump said. “You mean because they had a headache?"
Veterans
VA employees improperly viewed health records of both VP candidates
Department of Justice officials are looking into whether the actions by VA staff warrant criminal charges.
VA leaders in New York accused of delaying critical medical visits
In one case, a veteran with esophageal cancer had radiation therapy incorrectly denied for several months before dying from the illness.
Fewer vets will be on the November ballot for Congress this year
Of the 75 congressional candidates this cycle with a combat zone deployment, 62 of them served in Iraq, Afghanistan or both.
Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024
More than 180 candidates with military backgrounds are vying for seats in the House and Senate.
VA unveils national over-the-phone emergency care option for veterans
Of the more than 61,000 callers so far this year, about 59% had medical questions resolved without having to travel to an urgent care clinic or hospital.
Vets benefits to mirror Social Security cost-of-living boost
Veterans will learn on Oct. 10 what their cost-of-living increase for benefits payouts will be in 2025.
Congress OKs three-month budget extension, avoiding October shutdown
Funding for most federal programs had been scheduled to expire after Sept. 30.
Senate confirms new National Guard chief, other command leaders
The top National Guard post has been vacant since the start of August.
VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer
The move could eventually lead to fast-track disability benefits for thousands of veterans.
US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine
The Biden administration will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles.
Vets’ caregivers need more support from VA, local orgs, study finds
About 14.3 million individuals across America are currently serving as military and veteran caregivers, according to a new survey.
Food insecurity among military families unacceptable, advocates say
An estimated 325,000 military families are struggling with having enough food each week.
Congress presses VA for fixes to lingering suicide hotline outages
About 700 callers were unable to immediately connect with counselors because of crisis line outages over the past 12 months.
There’s too much ‘gray area’ in Army extremism policies, lawmakers say
The Army's rules, released in June, are too ambiguous to solve the problem of extremism in the ranks, lawmakers argued.
This week in Congress: One week left to avoid a government shutdown
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.
Former defense secretaries, national security leaders rally for Harris
More than 740 Republicans and Democrats attacked former President Donald Trump as unfit for the White House in an letter supporting the vice president.
