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Attacks on Joint Chiefs chairman are ‘ridiculously overblown,’ key Democrat says
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says Gen. Mark Milley was just doing his job when he spoke to Chinese military leaders last year.
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This week in Congress: Budget battles and Afghanistan oversight
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 20.
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LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan
Department officials will announce the plan on Monday, which includes a review of service records to see if individuals’ eligibility for benefits should be approved.
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Veterans disability claims backlog expected to grow in coming months
The number of cases pending for more than four months rose to more than 215,000 this week.
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VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired
Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.
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Milley denies wrongdoing amid calls for his resignation over details in new book
A new book to be released next week says Milley took steps to guard against Trump launching a questionable military strike in the final days of his presidency.
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Milley warned defense leaders that Trump could order an unwarranted nuke strike: book
The claims are part of a new volume on the final days of the Trump presidency by journalist Bob Woodward.
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Lawmakers threaten to subpoena SECDEF over Afghanistan mistakes
Lloyd Austin is scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee later this month to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal.
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Blinken vows Afghanistan evac mission will continue, but lawmakers skeptical
The Secretary of State faced partisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal in the first oversight hearing since all U.S. troops left the country last month.
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This week in Congress: Lawmakers hold first hearings on Afghanistan evacuation missteps
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 13, 2021.
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Attacks on Joint Chiefs chairman are ‘ridiculously overblown,’ key Democrat says
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says Gen. Mark Milley was just doing his job when he spoke to Chinese military leaders last year.
-
This week in Congress: Budget battles and Afghanistan oversight
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 20.
-
LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan
Department officials will announce the plan on Monday, which includes a review of service records to see if individuals’ eligibility for benefits should be approved.
-
Veterans disability claims backlog expected to grow in coming months
The number of cases pending for more than four months rose to more than 215,000 this week.
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VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired
Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.
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Milley denies wrongdoing amid calls for his resignation over details in new book
A new book to be released next week says Milley took steps to guard against Trump launching a questionable military strike in the final days of his presidency.
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Milley warned defense leaders that Trump could order an unwarranted nuke strike: book
The claims are part of a new volume on the final days of the Trump presidency by journalist Bob Woodward.
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Lawmakers threaten to subpoena SECDEF over Afghanistan mistakes
Lloyd Austin is scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee later this month to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal.
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Blinken vows Afghanistan evac mission will continue, but lawmakers skeptical
The Secretary of State faced partisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal in the first oversight hearing since all U.S. troops left the country last month.
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This week in Congress: Lawmakers hold first hearings on Afghanistan evacuation missteps
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 13, 2021.
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Attacks on Joint Chiefs chairman are ‘ridiculously overblown,’ key Democrat says
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says Gen. Mark Milley was just doing his job when he spoke to Chinese military leaders last year.
-
This week in Congress: Budget battles and Afghanistan oversight
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 20.
-
LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan
Department officials will announce the plan on Monday, which includes a review of service records to see if individuals’ eligibility for benefits should be approved.
-
Veterans disability claims backlog expected to grow in coming months
The number of cases pending for more than four months rose to more than 215,000 this week.
-
VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired
Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.
-
Milley denies wrongdoing amid calls for his resignation over details in new book
A new book to be released next week says Milley took steps to guard against Trump launching a questionable military strike in the final days of his presidency.
-
Milley warned defense leaders that Trump could order an unwarranted nuke strike: book
The claims are part of a new volume on the final days of the Trump presidency by journalist Bob Woodward.
-
Lawmakers threaten to subpoena SECDEF over Afghanistan mistakes
Lloyd Austin is scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee later this month to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal.
-
Blinken vows Afghanistan evac mission will continue, but lawmakers skeptical
The Secretary of State faced partisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal in the first oversight hearing since all U.S. troops left the country last month.
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This week in Congress: Lawmakers hold first hearings on Afghanistan evacuation missteps
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 13, 2021.



