What changed between the 2023 and 2025 versions of the Richard Star Act to increase the projected cost so dramatically?

If Congress cannot reach agreement on the omnibus, lawmakers may face a choice: continue negotiating a single package or ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican leaders of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees introduced a sweeping legislative package Thursday to fast-track adoption of the Major Richard Star Act and ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., greets service members during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Veterans Affairs clinic on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 28, 2025. (Air Force/Senior Airman ...

Major kudos to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During his testimony before Senate Armed Forces Committee, Hegseth was asked by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal if he will support the Major Richard ...

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee ranking member Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. (at podium) and Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. (right of podium) address veterans during a Capitol Hill rally on the Major ...

U.S. Representative Mark Takano speaks outside the Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on Jan. 13, 2026. (Getty) As ...

For years, the Major Richard Star Act appeared to have something Congress rarely sees: overwhelming bipartisan support from nearly 80 senators, more than 330 members of the House, major veterans ...