Meet the kids taking care of wounded veterans
More than 2 million kids live with a disabled veteran at home. Calls are growing to extend more support to these ‘hidden helpers.'
By Jennifer Brookland, The War Horse
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VA leaders announce end to all transgender-related care for vets
Department leaders promised to continue to provide necessary care to transgender veterans even after the rule changes.
VA secretary insists massive staff cuts needed to refocus department
Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.
Vets are speaking out on Trump administration’s plans to cut VA budget
A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Everything troops and families need to know about filing taxes in 2025
Tax deadlines are closing in fast. Here's everything military families need to know this season.
By Karen Jowers
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 VA employees, memo says
An internal memo instructs top-level Veterans Affairs staff to prepare for an agency-wide reorganization in August.
What troops need to know about commissaries and exchanges in 2025
Two benefits that continue to help those in the military community stretch their dollars are commissaries and exchanges.
By Karen Jowers
What troops need to know about spouse and family support in 2025
Military families have many of the same needs as civilians, but some are exacerbated by frequent moves and deployments that come with the job.
By Karen Jowers
Trump lawyer on fired vets: ‘Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job’
"We are going to care for them in the right way," Habba said. "But perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment or not willing to come to work.”
By J.D. Simkins
VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate
Veteran crisis lines going remote yielded more opportunities to expand and offer more help. Return-to-office mandates complicate that mission, workers say.
By Jerry Wu
Troops, veterans to see drop in life insurance costs
Troops and veterans will pay less for life insurance starting July 1.
By Karen Jowers