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Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix
The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.
Got a military medical malpractice claim? Here’s how to file
Military personnel can file claims with their respective services.
By Patricia Kime
Guardsman fired from the Postal Service in 2000 for military service receives notice to return to work
“This is the most egregious case of USERRA violation in the history of the federal government.”
By Dylan Gresik
New for 2020: Here’s why troops can’t sue the military for medical malpractice, and how that’s changing
The long and twisty history of the Feres Doctrine.
Maryland man guilty in fatal stabbing of newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant
A white man was found guilty of murder on Wednesday for stabbing a black college student to death at a bus stop on the University of Maryland’s campus, a crime that prosecutors had claimed was racially motivated.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Spending deal would avoid shutdown, give $738B to defense
Congress has a long-awaited 2020 spending deal that contains a windfall for the Defense Department.
By Joe Gould
A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won't be easy.
By Patricia Kime
Mold, vermin in military housing: Companies aren’t off the hook, lawmakers say
Lawmakers want more progress in getting rid of mold, vermin in military housing
By Karen Jowers
Trump to seek $250M in new lethal aid to Ukraine
The U.S. president will seek more aid to Ukraine ― a topic at the center of impeachment proceedings against him.
By Joe Gould
Fired Navy leader highly critical of Trump in SEAL case
Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has written an opinion article sharply critical of President Donald Trump for intervening in the war crimes case of a Navy SEAL.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press