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Democrats try to tap into military support as Trump closes in on GOP nomination: Recent statements by Trump have fueled Democrats' sense that there's ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-try-to-tap-into-military-support-as-trump-closes-in-on-gop-nomination
Veterans groups join calls for Biden administration to reschedule marijuana: Some of the nation’s largest veterans groups are pushing the Biden administration to ...
nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/veterans-groups-join-calls-biden-administration-reschedule-marijuana-rcna139565
The Hill Events : "At a time where America is really thirsting for real leadership, our generation of veterans are stepping into places where they can really provide ... Show more #TheHillVeterans
Army veteran follows through on vow to serve others: Charles Mario Henry founded the House of Henry Foundation, a nonprofit that offers mentoring and ...
expressnews.com/news/article/charles-henry-mentorship-scholarships-18349108.php
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Veterans should pay attention to this new upcoming PACT Act deadline: Veterans have another deadline coming up involving the PACT Act — you have until Saturday ...
newschannel5.com/news/veterans-should-pay-attention-to-this-new-upcoming-pact-act-deadline
Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
apnews.com/article/veterans-toxic-materials-burn-pits-pact-act-79c806d5383464dc1154d6c101a456bd
Quick Glance: Historic Expansion of Benefits for Veterans with Toxic Exposure
- Over 111,000 veterans with toxic exposure are utilizing VA health care since the law came into effect.
- Secretary Denis McDonough states that the VA is surpassing expectations and implementing new technologies to expedite claims processing.
- The PACT Act presumes that breast cancer is caused by serving in proximity to burn pits.
- Benefits under the PACT Act are not limited to veterans alone.
One year of the PACT Act: VA scrambles to meet demand from veterans: President Biden this week touted the year-old law meant to deliver the biggest expansion of ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/4149935-one-year-of-the-pact-act-va-scrambles-to-meet-demand-from-veterans/
New Peters' bill responds to leaders' misconduct at Detroit VA hospital: The bill aims to ensure accountability and neutrality in the peer review process used by ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/12/veteran-affairs-va-hospital-detroit-gary-peters-bill-responds-to-misconduct/70831491007/
Virginia congress members back Richmond veteran's push for benefits: Several Virginia members of Congress are bolstering a veteran’s ongoing fight to attain ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-congress-members-back-richmond-veterans-push-for-benefits/article_263036da-3dde-11ee-8b93-73fb13e15c2c.html
Veterans could be among the first to feel the pain of a debt default: Veterans funding could be affected by the two high-stakes showdowns in Washington right ...
npr.org/2023/05/19/1176739665/veterans-debt-ceiling-default
Biden needles House GOP amid concerns about spending cuts affecting veterans: The president tweeted a flow chart that he mockingly said was meant to show ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/02/biden-veterans-debt-ceiling/
U.S. report on Afghanistan evacuation blames intelligence failures, Trump administration
pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-report-on-afghanistan-evacuation-blames-intelligence-failures-trump-administration
Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, Seth Moulton reflects on a generation shaped by the conflict
bostonglobe.com/2023/03/18/nation/twenty-years-after-start-iraq-war-seth-moulton-reflects-generation-shaped-by-conflict/
Veterans Affairs modernizes mission statement based on Lincoln’s line: For decades, the mission statement of Veterans Affairs Department came from a line from ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/16/veterans-affairs-motto-abraham-lincoln/
Iraq vets reflect on a war Americans have largely put behind them: The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the ...
npr.org/2023/03/18/1164342256/iraq-war-veterans-20th-anniversary
Iraq Veterans: 20 Years On: Veterans told Newsweek that a sense of duty and protectiveness spurred them to fight in Iraq since the start of the war 20 years ago.
newsweek.com/iraq-war-veterans-20-years-anniversary-1788740
Editorial: New VA motto reflects today’s military: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is commendably replacing its motto with a gender-neutral one ...
bostonherald.com/2023/04/01/editorial-new-va-motto-reflects-todays-military/
Q&A: Craig Newmark focuses gifts on journalism, cyberdefense: NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Newmark talks about getting focused, even as he is momentarily distracted by ...
apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-city-craig-newmark-manhattan-business-2006258f4a70b2933184f18254b4587f
Uncovering the Veterans Affairs scandal, CNN’s Drew Griffin helped ordinary people find the courage to right wrongs
cnn.com/2022/12/20/politics/drew-griffin-veterans-affairs-report/
Military veterans as election workers: Can they rebuild trust in vote?: Amid election distrust and a large shortfall of election workers, military veterans are ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/1104/Military-veterans-as-election-workers-Can-they-rebuild-trust-in-vote
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How you can really honor veterans on this Veterans Day | GUEST COMMENTARY: On Friday, we honor our nation’s veterans, a practice that goes back more than a ...
baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1109-veterans-day-20221108-ckpb7q7dbzcmliob5aginm2noa-story.html
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'Moral injury': What it is, and how two Columbus-area veterans cope: Moral injury can be as devastating as post-traumatic stress disorder. Here's how two ...
dispatch.com/story/news/military/veterans/2022/11/15/veterans-moral-injury-how-ex-combat-soldiers-cope/69609937007/
Paid articlePaid Veterans lobby in Columbus to get act passed to help Afghan allies here, overseas
dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/13/afghan-refugees-us-veterans-ask-ohio-senator-rob-portman-help/69553083007/
Paid articlePaid Deal to Help Vets Exposed to Toxins Leaves Out Thousands of U.S. Civilians: Legislation providing lifetime healthcare to military personnel exposed to huge trash ...
newsweek.com/2022/10/21/deal-help-vets-exposed-toxins-leaves-out-thousands-us-civilians-1739686.html
Afghan interpreters were 'blacklisted,' barred from U.S. visas: The U.S. exit left thousands of Afghans in danger who say they were "blacklisted" and ineligible ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-10-02/afghan-interpreters-blacklisted-special-immigrant-visas
VA plans to offer abortions for veterans regardless of state laws: The Department of Veteran's Affairs says it plans to offer abortions in cases of rape ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/02/va-abortion-policy/
Beyond our borders: The fight for women’s equality in Afghanistan: For veterans like me, the threat to Afghan women and girls’ freedoms is personal — for ...
thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3617460-beyond-our-borders-the-fight-for-womens-equality-in-afghanistan/
Stewart and veterans slam Republicans over stalling bill to help those affected by toxic burn pits
cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/pact-act-senate-jon-stewart/
Biden signs ‘burn pits’ help for vets; a personal win, too: The bill helps vets get disability payments without having to prove their illness resulted from their ...
tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2022/08/10/biden-signs-burn-pits-help-for-vets-a-personal-win-too/
Biden signs veterans 'burn pits' healthcare bill: President Joe Biden has signed veterans healthcare legislation that ends a long battle to expand benefits for ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2022-08-10/veterans-burn-pits-bill-signed-by-biden
Quick Glance: President Joe Biden signs the PACT Act, which expands healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
- The White House said in a statement Wednesday that the law will enhance vets' access to high-quality testing and services related to hazardous burn pit exposure.
- The PACT Act also requires that veterans in VA healthcare be evaluated for hazardous exposure on a regular basis, and it would streamline resources by improving claim processing and strengthening the VA workforce.
- During the ceremony on Wednesday, Biden addressed military families and a youngster whose father died as a result of hazardous exposure.
- The law increases healthcare benefits for veterans who have been exposed to hazardous burn pits.
Kinzinger Calls Cruz 'Utter Fraud' After He Defends Vote Against Veterans: The Republican congressman said on Saturday that the GOP senator is a "charlatan clown ...
newsweek.com/kinzinger-calls-cruz-utter-fraud-after-he-defends-vote-against-veterans-1729430
Opinion | The Other Victims of US Burns Pits Were the Iraqi and Afghan People: The close to $700 billion appropriated in the PACT ACT for the next ten years will ...
commondreams.org/views/2022/08/05/other-victims-us-burns-pits-were-iraqi-and-afghan-people
Veterans health bill marks a personal victory for Biden: President Joe Biden will sign veterans health care legislation Wednesday that ends a long battle to ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/veterans-health-bill-marks-a-personal-victory-for-biden/
Alabama abortion lawsuit possible as Veterans Affairs plans medication, surgical procedures
al.com/news/2022/09/alabama-lawsuit-possible-as-veterans-affairs-plans-medication-surgical-abortions.html
Paid articlePaid Veterans’ groups lash out after GOP blocks toxins bill: ‘I’m sick and tired of this bulls—’
thehill.com/policy/defense/3578353-veterans-groups-lash-out-after-gop-blocks-toxins-bill-im-sick-and-tired-of-this-bulls/
Ex-CIA analyst chastises media for no ongoing coverage of Afghanistan: "It's just a shame that people only seem to care when it's around a calendar anniversary ...
businessinsider.com/ex-cia-analyst-chastises-media-us-afghanistan-2022-8
Why it's taking people with COVID-19 so long to finally get a negative test: Health officials recommend that anyone infected with the coronavirus isolate for at ...
omaha.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/why-its-taking-people-with-covid-19-so-long-to-finally-get-a-negative-test/article_6092184a-c5e0-5e94-9c94-fa40baf134c4.html
Senate Republicans block bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits: Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/28/republicans-burn-pits-veterans/
House Passes Bill to Expand Health Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure: The legislation would make millions of veterans exposed to the toxic pits eligible for medical ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/13/us/politics/burn-pits-veterans-care.html
Explainer: How health care for vets became a fight in Congress: Veterans groups say servicemembers who were exposed to the pits have waited long enough for ...
richmond.com/news/national/explainer-how-health-care-for-vets-became-a-fight-in-congress/collection_f0d4c4ab-cf81-5ab1-a24b-e2b7fea0e19a.html
House passes amended burn pit legislation: The House on Wednesday passed long-awaited legislation that would help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic ...
cnn.com/2022/07/13/politics/burn-pit-legislation-congress/
4 in 5 Afghans Who Worked for the US Have Faced Taliban Threats, Poll Finds: Lawmakers and advocates are working on legislation to make the special immigrant ...
defenseone.com/policy/2022/08/4-5-afghans-who-worked-us-have-faced-taliban-threats-poll-finds/375782/
Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may up overdose risk
dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/taking-certain-opioids-while-on-commonly-prescribed-antidepressants-may-up-overdose-risk/article_ecc829a7-b3ae-5af1-acd0-82b4b431ff03.html
Senate passes historic bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service
cnn.com/2022/06/16/politics/senate-vote-burn-pits-veterans/
Toxic burn pits made veterans sick. Don’t block their access to care.: We owe it to every service member and veteran to provide them with treatment for the toxic ...
inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/burn-pits-veterans-pact-act-opposition-20220714.html
Yankees, Rays drop game coverage on Twitter to highlight 'intolerable' gun violence
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/yankees-rays-drop-game-coverage-twitter-highlight-intolerable-gun-viol-rcna30792
Quick Glance: The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays dedicate their Twitter streams to raising awareness about gun violence.
- With the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays prepared to begin a four-game series in St. Petersburg, Florida, the two teams' social media accounts devised a novel strategy to draw attention to the problem.
- Instead of tweeting game information, the Yankees and Rays collaborated on Twitter to "offer facts about the impacts of gun violence."
- The Rays also announced on Twitter that they have donated $50,000 to Everytown for Gun Safety's Support Fund.
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