Congress failed to pass legislation before leaving town to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn millions of veterans’ benefits are at risk in the coming weeks.
The requests, issued from 2013 until now, stem from a law designed to prevent vets from receiving both disability and special separation pay.
This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Marine Corps Veteran Charles Henry Lauchheimer, who served during World War I.
Seeking to avoid a disruption in veterans benefits payments later this year, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to fix a nearly $3 billion shortfall for disability and education benefits the Department of Veterans Affairs expects to face by October.
US. reporter Evan Gershkovich was among those freed from Russia Thursday as part of a massive prisoner swap, his employer, The Wall Street Journal, said.
“I am proud of my scars. They might look a little different, but it gives me an opportunity to encourage others. And so lean into it. Lean into the things that make you unique,” Brown, a candidate for US Senate in Nevada.