Some critical services are paused and many employees are not getting paid, Doug Collins says, though he will not guarantee ...

The Senate has until midnight to approve a spending bill that would keep the federal government from shutting down. Here's what that could mean for your Social Security, Medicare, SNAP, WIC or ...

A Gulf War veteran is urging the VA to “act swiftly” to include Gulf War illness as a medical condition with a disability ...

I'm lucky to be a homeowner, especially with a 2.6% interest rate. I also feel guilty that none of my siblings can afford to do the same. Growing up, I always had one goal: homeownership. I wanted a ...

In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous." Here, troops carry a U.S. flag during a 2014 Veterans Day ...

HAMPTON, Va. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has now approved more than one million toxic exposure claims related to the "Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson PACT Act," signed into law 22 months ...

Government services operate on a limited basis in a shutdown and can have unexpected consequences the longer a standoff goes on. In general, federal agencies will scale back their work, though many ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown is affecting how Virginia's Social Security recipients do business with the agency.

Growing up, I always had one goal: homeownership. I wanted a house that I could call my own. In 2006, I bought my first home using a VA loan at a 6.25% interest rate. Three homes later, I'm still a ...

I bought my first house in 2006, using a VA loan, and then eventually refinanced. I'm lucky to be a homeowner, especially with a 2.6% interest rate. I also feel guilty that none of my siblings can ...