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Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated ...
NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 89, says he will retire
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his current term rather ...
Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief
A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a ...
Procession escorts ex-Navy SEAL Kyle to burial
After a 200-mile journey, former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was buried Tuesday in Austin as his family members and fellow SEALS looked on amid the ...
Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...
Army vet receiving Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor ...
VA adds 1,000 mental health professionals to staff
The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months ...
Family of victim in gun range death defends outing
The man killed alongside a former Navy SEAL sniper at a Texas shooting range was helping his friend work with a troubled war veteran, and the outing ...
Lawmakers fault plan for veterans' health records
Congressional leaders overseeing veterans' issues criticized on Wednesday a decision by the Obama administration to move away from building a new ...
Lawyer to seek psych exam for vet in SEAL's death
An attorney for the Iraq War veteran accused of killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend at a Texas shooting range said Wednesday that he will ...
Vets groups' praise for Hagel adds pressure on GOP
Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: ...
Slayings highlight risks of 'gun therapy' for vets
Chris Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, often took veterans out shooting as a way to ease the trauma of war.
911 call, document shed light on vet's mindset
A 911 recording and documents released Tuesday reveal more about the possible state of mind of the Iraq War veteran charged with gunning down a former ...
AP sources: Pentagon extending benefits for gays
The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, U.S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the ...
Hagel to be 5th Pentagon chief with enlisted time
When President Barack Obama declared that his defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel, would be the first former enlisted man to lead the Pentagon, he ...
Records: Veteran had been in mental hospital
The Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range had been taken to a mental hospital twice ...
McCain cool to suggestion of Hagel filibuster
Republican Sen. John McCain, a sharp critic of Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, said Monday he will not support a filibuster of ...
Details emerge about man at center of Ala standoff
As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials ...
A glance at the life of Chris Kyle, ex-Navy SEAL
Decorated Iraq war veteran Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author, was shot and killed at a Central Texas gun range on Saturday.
Texas shooting suspect was Iraq war veteran
The 25-year-old man charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend at a Texas gun range was an Iraq ...
White House: Hagel will win Senate confirmation
The White House on Friday dismissed criticism of Chuck Hagel's hesitant congressional testimony and insisted that it expects the Senate to confirm him ...
Russian WWII vet recalls the Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet soldiers used their own bodies as shields, covering women and children escaping on ferry boats from a Nazi bombardment that killed 40,000 ...
VA report: 22 veterans commit suicide each day
The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, ...
Republicans hammer defense nominee Chuck Hagel
Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support ...
THE RESET: Familiar faces on Obama's 2nd-term team
President Barack Obama is much of the way through completing his second-term Cabinet and top White House staff. For many of those chosen so far, it's ...