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New Ohio voter ID law also excludes state veterans’ IDs
The governor signed the bill into law "after it was rushed through a lame-duck session by the heavily gerrymandered legislature in December."
By Marty Schladen
Army investigating soldiers’ appearance during Democratic convention over concerns of rule violations
The troops stood in uniform behind Democratic party leaders as they offered an endorsement for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Senior military promotions can move ahead after resolution over retaliation against Trump whistleblower
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, herself a veteran, had blocked the promotions for the last few weeks.
Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban for killing American troops
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany a key subplot of Trump’s meeting with Polish leader
Military officials are planning to pull nearly 10,000 troops from Germany after Trump complained about their lack of defense spending.
Trump treats the military as his own – and the troops could suffer
As the effort to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan continues to unfold, public support for the military as an institution has remained high, as has appreciation for service members themselves.
By Dwight Stirling, University of Southern California
Key pipeline of candidates for Congress saw number of veterans decrease in recent years
The overall number of veterans in state legislatures dropped from 2016 to 2018, but the number of women and younger veterans saw increases.
What is a continuing resolution?
A CR usually means the regular process of passing 12 appropriations bills by the start of the fiscal year has failed.
By Joe Gould
My country: Where did it go and will I ever get it back?
The current national political atmosphere is very damaging to our values and, in turn, to the security of our nation.
By Brig. Gen. Carlos E. Martínez (ret.), USAFR
Who benefits from the use of kompromat in American politics?
The main weapon of a hybrid warfare is a deception, and one of the main tasks of this deception is to convince the enemy that there is no war, says the author of this commentary.
By Oleksandr Danylyuk
Can POTUS sign your MAGA hat? Experts weigh-in on recent campaign season controversies involving troops
There are reasons to be wary of politicizing the military beyond the concern, however unlikely, of a military junta.
By Kyle Rempfer