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American Bar Association – A fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint released March 16 by President Trump would direct additional funds to the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland [...]

Stars and Stripes – An animal rights group is using new reports of animal welfare violations at a Department of Veterans Affairs research facility to strengthen its case against animal [...]

Stars and Stripes – March 29 is now National Vietnam War Veterans Day, thanks to a bill sponsored by Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and signed into law this week by President Trump. The [...]

ABC News – The push to end homelessness among veterans would suffer without the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is up for elimination under President Donald Trump’s [...]

Military Times – Congressional efforts to stamp out tobacco use among troops are expanding to veterans, too. In separate hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday, lawmakers from both parties [...]

ABC News – Two U.S. Senators introduced bipartisan legislation this week to allow veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances in classified incidents to access their military records [...]

Military.com – March is Women’s History Month and the perfect time to recognize women veterans who have played an important role in our nation’s history. Not only did they set [...]

VICE News – Every month since June 2009, Tad Steckler has received a disability benefits check from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Steckler retired from the Army at age 40 as a master [...]

Politico – Rep. Tim Walz announced Monday he will run for governor of Minnesota next year, joining a crowded Democratic field and also opening up a House seat likely to be hotly contested [...]

Military.com – Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, announced Monday that the U.S. Senate has passed his bill, HR 244, the Hire Vets Act of 2017. The bill already passed the House of [...]