by Paige Sutherland | Jul 17, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The number of same-sex weddings on military bases is expected to increase after last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling struck down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community say....
by Paige Sutherland | Jul 12, 2013 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON – A law providing special visas to Iraqi and Afghan nationals in danger for helping the U.S. military suffered a blow when the House rejected the Senate’s immigration reform bill Wednesday. Many of the refugees and their families face grave threats in their...
by Paige Sutherland | Jul 10, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The House Armed Services Committee met Wednesday for its second annual joint appearance of the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs lacking their headliners. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki failed...
by Paige Sutherland | Jul 2, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Should U.S. troops be placed in Syria, applying the lessons learned from Iraq would be crucial, according to the U.S. special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Stuart Bowen.Over the course of 10 years, the U.S. has lost 719 lives to rebuilding...
