North Carolina-based Veterans Guardian is fighting laws that would stop unaccredited veterans benefits claims consultants from doing business.
Policy
Q&A: What Could the Insurrection Act Mean for the Southern Border?
Defense Secretary Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Noem expected to inform Trump on whether to invoke the Insurrection Act over southern boarder
The Hidden Costs of Caregiving: Meet the Kids Taking Care of Wounded Veterans
Kids who take care of their wounded veteran family member go unnoticed by government agencies like Veteran Affairs and are left out of the caregiving conversation.
Battered by Cuts and Firings, VA Employees Describe Serving Veterans Under ‘Invisible Cloud of Dread’
Cuts to resources and staff at Veterans Affairs will harm provider moral and veteran care, employees say.
What Do Firings of DOD and VA Inspectors General Mean for Military Whistleblowers?
Trump’s dismissal of DOD, VA inspectors general have caused alarm among watchdog groups but some hope it is a sign of reform.
‘I’m Just Trying To Be Good At My Job’: Transgender Troops Brace for Decision on Military Ban
Transgender troops await what a military ban could mean for their careers after Trump reversed Biden’s policy to allow trans service members.
What Sexual Assault Survivors in the Military Say about the Next Four Years
Sexual assault survivors, advocates consider military’s future treatment of women under Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.
Emissions War Escalates—Pollution From World’s Militaries in Spotlight at UN Summit
Should international climate pacts require militaries to report the amount of greenhouse gases they release into the atmosphere?
Pentagon Upgrades Discharges of Hundreds of LGBTQ Veterans
The Move Benefits Veterans Thrown Out of the Military during ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ but Leaves Untold Number of Vets from 1980s and Earlier Without Relief
Confluence of Epic Hurricanes, Election Ensnare Military in Misinformation Deluge
With the Southeast bracing for another massive hurricane and the election four weeks away, officials are fighting against a spiraling misinformation war.
Months After Biden’s Promise to Pardon Thousands of LGBTQ Veterans, Only 8 Have Applied
President Joe Biden said a historic pardon could help thousands of LGBTQ veterans convicted for consensual sex. Some worry the policy burdens veterans.
New Bill Raises Hope for Amputee Veterans Craving Active Lifestyle
Proposal from Iowa Republican would take aim at VA barriers to prosthetics and treatment that critically disabled vets need ‘to live life to the fullest.’

