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VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
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How agencies will determine pay statuses for shutdown-hit feds
Federal agencies have largely been told to address pay as if the shutdown had never happened, with some exceptions.
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Democrats want to know why active-duty troops are still on the southern US border
More than 2,000 active-duty troops are still deployed there, months after President Trump said there was an imminent immigration threat.
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Congressman, an officer back from an Air Guard mission on the border, now backs Trump’s emergency declaration
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is back from his two-week Air National Guard deployment flying surveillance missions over the Arizona border and the experienced shored up his support for the president’s national emergency declaration.
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Facing pressure, McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision comes after more than three years of overtures from a large, bipartisan group of senators who support the criminal justice bill, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
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Postal Service’s red ink for 12th year as letter mail drops
The U.S. Postal Service reported a financial loss, citing declines in mail volume and the costs of its pension and health care obligations.
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Another government shutdown looms. But why is the fully funded Pentagon concerned?
The Pentagon will remain open if the government shuts down again, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be impacted.
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US military officers prep the battlefield for White House budget
Ahead of the White House’s FY20 budget submission, a solid push for diplomacy and development spending is coming from, well, the Defense Department.
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Trump says troops are ‘proud’ to serve on the southern border at Thanksgiving
About 5,900 active-duty troops will spend the holiday working on border security assistance.
