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Opinion

Veterans health records need progress, not congressional sabotage

The overly cautious delays of the VA's new electronic health records system must end, AMVETS National Executive Director Joe Chenelly writes in this op-ed.

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.

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.

What will the surge of US forces to the Middle East cost the military?

The Pentagon says its surge in forces has helped avert a regional war. But officials warn that it could wear down the services.

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.

Oops! Army training mislabeled nonprofits as terror groups for years

Thousands of soldiers received training that incorrectly labeled animal rights and anti-abortion nonprofits as terrorist groups.

Nearly $6B in Ukraine aid at risk if Congress doesn’t act by month-end

The Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may manage to pass by Sept. 30.

Opinion

America’s future advantage depends on quick adoption of advanced tech

The U.S. military must learn from Ukraine and accelerate its adoption of advanced AI and robotics, former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper argues.

Senator blocks promotion of Pentagon chief’s aide to top Army post

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark's promotion over concerns he didn't immediately disclose the defense secretary's hospitalization.