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Women may soon be forced to register for the draft, depending on the outcome of a federal law suit from the National Coalition for Men. Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military services to open all combat roles to women on Thursday. This order will come into play at the …

A Navy intelligence analyst who has spent 30 years in prison for selling secrets to the Israelis is set to be released next Friday. Jonathan Pollard was serving a life sentence in a North Carolina federal prison and received parole based on rules that existed at the time of his sentencing …

Newly released internal documents show that Prudential Insurance encouraged employees to manipulate grieving military families into leaving lump-sum insurance payouts with the company. “It’s About Money,” reads a subtitle from the documents, released last week as part of a class-action lawsuit. The policy documents detail strategies to boost company profits by persuading …

A pharmacist who was fired from a VA medical facility earlier this year for exposing horrendous patient safety problems has now been barred from entering the premises altogether. Andrew Carmichael was publicly escorted out of the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center by three police officers on Feb. 3, despite …

For many Americans, a coup in which the military seizes control of the federal government is starting to seem like a refreshing alternative to the existing administration, according to a new poll. Conducted by YouGov, a new survey has found that 29 percent of Americans could imagine a scenario where …

Police in Washington State are searching for two anarchists who attacked an Air Force officer with mace and a baseball bat after a protest got out of hand. During the protest Sept. 5, the officer was forced to stop his motorcycle by a group of anarchists, Air Force Times reports. …

Officials at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Colorado want the Confederate battle flag completely removed from a mural. The Grand Junction medical facility features a mural of the Civil War painted by 72-year-old artist Lee Bowerman and shows a Confederate and Union soldier staring each other down. …

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign hasn’t yet been derailed by reports of classified mail on her private email server, but a Marine is finding out the hard way that he won’t be granted the same leeway. Marine Reserves Major Jason Brezler, who has deployed four times, faces discharge for sending a …

The Department of Veterans Affairs received the go-ahead from Congress to raid $3.3 billion from the Choice Card program in order to ensure that regular facilities stay open. The Senate Thursday pushed through a plan approved by the House which allows VA Secretary Robert McDonald to make use of Choice …