Ex-President Bush’s Paintings Tell of Toll on Those He Sent to War
In some paintings, the wounds are plain to see: an arm or leg lost to war. In others, the injuries that U.S. veterans suffered are hidden from view.
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FBI Blacklist
An Afghanistan war veteran and former law enforcement officer sued Attorney General William Barr, et al., for placing him in a terrorist screening database, claiming he is “some kind of threat to this country,” restricting his travel and work opportunities and not allowing him to confront his accusers, in federal court.
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Trump Makes Illusory Claims of Gains From Tariffs
President Donald Trump is painting a false picture of a U.S. economy unaffected by his trade war with China and other countries, according to many professional economists, businesspeople and farmers.
Read moreVeteran Homelessness Falls, but Barriers to Housing Remain
State and national experts testified before members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on Thursday, highlighting strides made to decrease veteran homelessness over the past decade and continued challenges to getting housing vouchers accepted in cities facing housing crises.
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Trump Orders Student Debt Elimination for Disabled Vets
President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday canceling the federal student loan debt of thousands of permanently disabled veterans after addressing the 75th annual AMVETS convention in Kentucky.
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Trump Administration Promises to Protect Veterans Affairs Whistleblowers
For those who blow the whistle on wrongdoing at the Department of Veterans Affairs but find themselves running headlong into a snarl of setbacks and retaliation, relief could soon be on the way, according to the head of the Trump administration’s veterans affairs whistleblower protection office.
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Senate Confirms Army Veteran as New Defense Chief
The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed military veteran and Army Secretary Mark Esper as secretary of defense, giving the Department of Defense a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in seven months.
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Marine Veteran Will Challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate Seat
Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Read moreEmbassy Says Russia Denied Medical Care for Jailed American
The U.S. embassy in Moscow said Monday that the Russian government has denied its request to let a doctor examine a former U.S. Marine being held in Russia on spying charges.
Read moreWorld War I Cross Memorial Survives High Court Challenge
Sparing a 90-year-old cross that rises above an intersection just across the Maryland border with Washington, D.C., the Supreme Court rejected claims that the war memorial violates the establishment clause.
Read moreWorld Leaders Honor Veterans 75 Years After D-Day
World leaders including Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. But the stars of the show were the elderly veterans of that campaign who said they were surprised by all the attention: They were just doing their jobs.
Read moreChasing Demons: 75 Years On, D-Day Haunts, Drives Its Vets
They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy’s D-Day beaches.
Read moreFact Check: Trump Just Makes It Up Against John McCain
President Trump is making up facts about a veterans’ health care program in his latest dig at late Sen. John McCain. He says he’s no fan of McCain, a Vietnam War veteran and tortured prisoner of war, faulting him for failing to pass a program that gave veterans the option to see a private doctor at public expense–though McCain did successfully sponsor such a law.
Read moreWhite House Wanted USS John McCain Kept Away From Trump
The White House wanted the U.S. Navy to keep a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain out of President Trump’s view during his trip to Japan, three U.S. officials said.
Read moreTrump Claims Credit for Obama’s Work for Veterans
Boastful on Memorial Day, President Trump and his Veterans Affairs secretary are claiming credit for health care improvements that were under way before they took office.
Read moreRussian Court Extends Arrest for American Accused of Spying
A Russian court on Friday extended the arrest for a former U.S. Marine charged with espionage, who complained in court about abuse in custody.
Read moreMalaria Drug
A military veteran sued Hoffman-LaRoche and Genentech, claiming their malaria drug Lariam made “thousands of our nation’s veterans severely and permanently sick,” in San Mateo County Court.
Read moreWomen Veterans Seek to Create Congressional Caucus
Congresswomen who have performed military service, some of them in post-Sept. 11 wars, are hoping to create their own caucus to drive an agenda to support the nation’s growing ranks of female service members.
Read moreGuard Who Detained School Shooting Suspect Opened Fire
A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week’s suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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