LA unrest cancels more than 600 appointments at city’s VA clinic
The Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center has been clsoed since Monday because of ongoing security concerns related to immigration protests.
Pentagon & Congress
House appropriators OK rebukes to recent DOD scandals in budget bill
Republicans inserted language restricting military actions on U.S. soil and blocking unsecure communications among senior officials in their 2026 budget.
Did you take part in DoD’s extremism stand-down? What did you think?
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Air Force cleaning up likely carcinogens found at 3 missile bases
All areas that tested positive for polychlorinated biphenyls, regardless of how contaminated, are undergoing remediation.
Russia says Ukraine drone attack reaches deep into its territory
Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets.
Sentencing delayed for Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio
Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio’s sentencing for orchestrating the group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed until Sept. 5.
Deadline nears for recent combat vets to secure free VA health care
The provision is another benefit included in the PACT Act signed into law last summer.
Hurricane Idalia threat prompts VA to move patients, warn other vets
Officials sent information to more than 650,000 veterans ahead of the storm's possible landfall.
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private
The Kremlin had said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the ceremony.
Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs
An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.
Things troops can put in their pockets instead of hands
Fall is nearly upon us, and the temptation to slip digits into cozy fabric crevices is coming.
