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VA home loan program added $4 trillion to US economy since WWII
A new study by a Missouri professor labels the 80-year-old VA home loan program ‘a huge success’ for the American economy.
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Junior enlisted pay bump to cost as much as two new aircraft carriers
A plan to boost young troops’ pay by an extra 15% next year will cost more than $24 billion over the next five years, officials said.
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Senators take up defense bill work this week, but out of public view
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of June 10, 2024.
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Biden honors US war dead with Aisne-Marne American Cemetery visit
President Joe Biden closed out his France trip by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped during his presidency.
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‘Heaven and earth’: Biden speech revives legend of Pointe du Hoc
The president’s speech urged Americans to look after democracy, 40 years after Ronald Reagan gave a similar address.
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US to send $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say
The new package includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
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Enlisted pay raise, abortion ban included in panel’s defense budget
The annual defense appropriations bill would give all troops a 4.5% pay raise in 2025, with some enlisted troops getting a boost of nearly 20%.
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LGBTQ+ veterans face more health problems than peers, study finds
A new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.
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Biden threatens VA budget veto over abortion, gender-affirming care
The White House is opposed to a Republican-backed VA budget plan that is expected to be advanced this week.
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No firings planned after VA executive bonus mistakes, secretary says
VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged serious mistakes in how executive bonuses were awarded last year but does not think firings are warranted.
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VA home loan program added $4 trillion to US economy since WWII
A new study by a Missouri professor labels the 80-year-old VA home loan program ‘a huge success’ for the American economy.
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Junior enlisted pay bump to cost as much as two new aircraft carriers
A plan to boost young troops’ pay by an extra 15% next year will cost more than $24 billion over the next five years, officials said.
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Senators take up defense bill work this week, but out of public view
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of June 10, 2024.
-
Biden honors US war dead with Aisne-Marne American Cemetery visit
President Joe Biden closed out his France trip by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped during his presidency.
-
‘Heaven and earth’: Biden speech revives legend of Pointe du Hoc
The president’s speech urged Americans to look after democracy, 40 years after Ronald Reagan gave a similar address.
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US to send $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say
The new package includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
-
Enlisted pay raise, abortion ban included in panel’s defense budget
The annual defense appropriations bill would give all troops a 4.5% pay raise in 2025, with some enlisted troops getting a boost of nearly 20%.
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LGBTQ+ veterans face more health problems than peers, study finds
A new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.
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Biden threatens VA budget veto over abortion, gender-affirming care
The White House is opposed to a Republican-backed VA budget plan that is expected to be advanced this week.
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No firings planned after VA executive bonus mistakes, secretary says
VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged serious mistakes in how executive bonuses were awarded last year but does not think firings are warranted.
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VA home loan program added $4 trillion to US economy since WWII
A new study by a Missouri professor labels the 80-year-old VA home loan program ‘a huge success’ for the American economy.
-
Junior enlisted pay bump to cost as much as two new aircraft carriers
A plan to boost young troops’ pay by an extra 15% next year will cost more than $24 billion over the next five years, officials said.
-
Senators take up defense bill work this week, but out of public view
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of June 10, 2024.
-
Biden honors US war dead with Aisne-Marne American Cemetery visit
President Joe Biden closed out his France trip by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped during his presidency.
-
‘Heaven and earth’: Biden speech revives legend of Pointe du Hoc
The president’s speech urged Americans to look after democracy, 40 years after Ronald Reagan gave a similar address.
-
US to send $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say
The new package includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
-
Enlisted pay raise, abortion ban included in panel’s defense budget
The annual defense appropriations bill would give all troops a 4.5% pay raise in 2025, with some enlisted troops getting a boost of nearly 20%.
-
LGBTQ+ veterans face more health problems than peers, study finds
A new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.
-
Biden threatens VA budget veto over abortion, gender-affirming care
The White House is opposed to a Republican-backed VA budget plan that is expected to be advanced this week.
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No firings planned after VA executive bonus mistakes, secretary says
VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged serious mistakes in how executive bonuses were awarded last year but does not think firings are warranted.
