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Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans

As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.

By Hannah Psalma Ramirez, News21

7 hours ago

DC National Guard troops have orders extended through December

The main purpose is to ensure DC Guard members continue to have uninterrupted benefits and pay for a mission that seems likely to persist for months.

2 weeks ago

US relationship with international court crashes under Trump

America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility, amid threats of sanctions if it investigates U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

7 years ago

VA steps up fight against plan to extend benefits to ‘blue water’ Vietnam vets

The department opposes a plan that would automatically assume veterans who served on ships near Vietnam during the war were exposed to Agent Orange.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

US lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave looms

Despite dire U.S. warnings and fears of a humanitarian disaster, the Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria’s northwest Idlib province.

7 years ago

Man admits stealing $145K in VA benefits intended for military widow

The money kept going to their joint bank account for nearly 10 years after she died.

By Karen Jowers

7 years ago

Trump says of possible shutdown: ‘If it happens, it happens’

Lawmakers face a Sept. 30 deadline to pass spending bills to keep the government open.

7 years ago

House Armed Services chair warns political fights are endangering national security

Rep. Mac Thornberry said turmoil in Congress is undermining efforts to ensure the military has the resources and support it needs.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

Troops beware: New security clearance rules could bite you

Questions remain about what triggers a move to revoke the clearance.

By Karen Jowers

7 years ago

Lawmaker presses for quicker action to help military clean-up crews of 1966 nuclear accident

A new bill would grant presumptive status to hundreds of veterans who helped clean up nuclear contamination more than 50 years ago.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

Unique job board for combat veterans launched by vet couple

Veteran husband and wife team create a specialized job board for combat veterans.

By Neil Fotre

7 years ago

Cannon Air Force Base: Drinking water safe but tests planned

Officials at Cannon Air Force Base say its drinking water is safe but that they’re inspecting groundwater monitoring wells to assess the potential for groundwater contamination from past firefighting activities.

7 years ago

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