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VA benefits won’t be halted under White House funding freeze order
White House officials said VA financial assistance programs do not violate rules banning diversity and inclusion efforts.
Mourners in California honor 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikou pulled three families to safety and went back to the airport to rescue a child when the bomb went off, according to the pastor at his memorial service.
Explainer: US pays $4B to Afghan forces; Who is watching?
Monitoring where the future funding goes will become virtually impossible after Aug. 31, when the last coalition troops leave.
Biden, NATO leaders to bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, European allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s thinking about how security will be assured at their embassies and at Kabul's airport.
VA overhauls application process for caregiver support program after court ruling
Individuals rejected for the program will now have new appeals options, but a still-pending court case could open up the door to retroactive benefits.
Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan
The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors.
Civilian MARFORRES employee pleads guilty in military transportation bribery case
Prosecutors say the bribery scheme resulted in nearly $2 million in contracts being corruptly awarded.
Trump pardons former Rep. Duncan Hunter and four Iraq war vets convicted in Blackwater shooting
The former Blackwater employees were sent to prison for their role in a controversial 2007 attack in Baghdad which left 14 people dead.
Marine veteran to remain jailed in probe of paramilitary group, illegal weapons
A prosecutor describe the former Marine as a potentially violent man whose parents didn’t know about his white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideology.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Biden landing team for Pentagon announced
Fifteen of the 23 individuals named on the landing team for the Pentagon are women
By Aaron Mehta