What’s VMF been up to lately?
VMF Notice: What's on the Agenda in Nairobi: Key Resolutions for the VMF Community
Virtual Event: Dems Abroad Global VMF Monthly Caucus Meeting - June 2026
VMF Take Action: Tell Your Members of Congress to Stop Leaving Military Families and Personnel Overseas Behind on Healthcare
New Podcast Episode: A VMF Discussion on Using A.I. in Submitting VA Claims
IA VMF Article (Iowa Dem Vets Caucus Newsletter - page 6): Dems Abroad Participates in 3rd Worldwide, “No Tyrants” Protest
VMF Member Opinion: Why Voting Still Matters Especially for Military Families
VMF Member Opinion: Spending Ourselves Broke – Campaign Finance Reform is Key to Representative Government
VMF Member Opinion: A Tabling We Go
VMF Member Opinion: Honor, Virtue, Detractors and Democrats
VMF Member Opinion: Still Waiting for Accountability and Justice for Alex Pretti’s Murder
VMF Member Opinion: Veteran-Related Sites are always Worth Visits Stateside
VMF Word Search Challenge – For The Kids!
VMF-Inspired Coloring-In Sheets!
VMF Poems: “Where Am I From?” by Abby H., and “A Life of Moving” by Natalie S.
Recent News of VMF Interest for March–April 2026
Event: Global VMF Monthly Caucus Meeting - July 2026
What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?
Opinion: How chest-thumping rhetoric erodes service member safety
VMF Member Blog: Memorial Day Abroad: Memory, Duty, and the Future We Owe
Opinion: The Navy's inexcusable accommodation of Kash Patel
Opinion: ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’
Blog: Q&A: “What they say about non-citizens voting is a bunch of bull____.” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on Protecting the Right to Vote and Fair Elections
Op-Ed: Ohio Senator Discriminates Against Vets
Editorial: Senate Republicans Block Restoration of Military Family Financial Protections
Op-Ed: Tennessee's Charlie Kirk Act is harmful
Opinion: Why a growing number of Trump supporters are experiencing voter’s remorse
Op-Ed: I served my country, but it's leaving me high and dry
Blog: The VA is going digital - but are veterans actually benefitting in 2026?
Op-Ed: We must protect mail-in voting against Trump interference
Opinion: I Served My Country, But It’s Leaving Me High and Dry
Op-Ed: Congress is debating the details. Our military families are living the consequences.
Opinion: White Supremacy Is the Point of the Trump Presidency
Opinion: Caregivers of wounded veterans also serve. They need support
Op-Ed: The Voting Rights Act ruling exposes two separate Americas
Blog: Hegseth’s War on the Press Is a War on the Pentagon’s Credibility
Opinion: Your Vote Doesn’t Stay Home When You Deploy
Blog: What happens if you miss a VA deadline?
Blog: Why VA mental health claims are still so difficult in 2026
Op-Ed: It’s Only a lot of Reading if You Don’t Have AI Do It
Op-Ed: What My Eisenhower-Republican Dad Thought Could Never Happen Is Now Underway in the US
Opinion: The real costs of war
Op-Ed: Trump’s Worst Executive Order Yet Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Op-Ed: The Trump effect has given America PTSD — literally
Blog: VA Expands AI Use - What It Means For Veteran Claims In 2026
Opinion: SAVE Act will hurt more American citizens than non-citizens
Opinion: Local veterans shouldn’t have to prove that their illnesses are a direct result of their service
What else has been in the media lately?
Dems Abroad Take Action Item: Support the Americans Abroad Commission
Press Release: [Rep.] Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Help Citizens Overseas
VMF Member Video: What Memorial Day Means to This Military Spouse
Dems Abroad Video: Abroad & Informed: Your Weekly Update for Americans Around the World
Dems Abroad Statement: Statement on the Supreme Court Attack on Your Voting Rights
DA Germany VMF Caucus Newsletter May 2026
DA Austria Newsletter May 2026 (with VMF Caucus info)
Dems Abroad Black Caucus Chair Statement: The Court Has Spoken. So Must We.
Championing Veteran-Centered Legislation for 2026 and Beyond (From Dems Abroad Spain April 2026 Newsletter)
Dems Abroad - Take Action Item: Trump is Unfit - Demand Congress Act
Dems Abroad France Black Caucus Statement: The Trump Administration is Waging War on Civil Rights
Dems Abroad Blog: Waste, Fraud, & Abuse by the Trump Regime
Dems Abroad Statement: New York Bill Would Expand Voting Access for Residents Abroad and Military
Article: Unaccredited VA claims company charged veteran $21,000 in violation of federal law, judge rules
DCCC Press Release: Tom Barrett-Backed Bill Could Put Billions in VA Funding for Veterans’ Health Care on the Chopping Block
GAO Report: VA Medical Facility Security: Actions Needed to Address Longstanding Risks
DNC Statement on Memorial Day
Survey for Military-Connected Families: USU conducting a short, confidential survey about home safety, family decision-making, and firearm ownership and storage choices
DNC Press Release: ICYMI: Democrats Help Defeat RNC’s Lawsuit Attempting to Disenfranchise Military Families in Michigan
DNC Press Release: DNC Launches New Mini-Documentary Featuring Vietnam War Veteran Condemning Trump’s Deadly and Costly War With Iran
Article: Republican Congressman Tom Kean Missing for Over 80 Days: Timeline
Article: Barney Frank, Massachusetts congressman for 32 years, dies at 86
Article: While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Short-Changed
Letter: Senators Luján, Warren, Van Hollen, and 8 Others Demand Answers from DOD Secretary Hegseth, but Hegseth Ignores Them
Letter: Sens. Warner, Kaine press VA on elimination of over 1,700 positions in Virginia, tens of thousands nationwide
Letter: Democratic Senators Warn USPS That Complying With Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order Would Be “A Blatant Violation of the Constitution”
Dems Abroad Global Disability Caucus Blog: Why Do We Fight?
Article: Staying in Germany after loss of [military] status (p.7)
Petition: Tell Congress to Pass Articles of Impeachment to Remove Pete Hegseth
Article: Emails show Kash Patel took 'VIP snorkel' at USS Arizona, a Pearl Harbor military cemetery
Article: VA has touted appointment wait time reductions, but new data shows a more mixed reality
Article: Hegseth orders termination of union contracts
Article: Trump pushes to attach his SAVE Act to must-pass bipartisan bills
Letter: House Democrats express concern over the cancellation of a previously scheduled oversight hearing just 24 hours before it was set to begin
Article: Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
Article: Trump agenda goes down in flames in Virginia
Article: How New Georgia Election Changes May Impact Military, Overseas Voters
Article: Hiring, Overtime, and AI: VA Is Processing Veterans’ Disability Claims Faster Than Ever
Article: Suicide rates among military families continue to climb
Article: Vietnam vets tear apart Trump in court over 'disrespectful' DC arch
Article: There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse
Article: Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans
Article: ‘ICE is out of control’ as agency targets military wives
Article: Judge rules that Trump cannot ignore the Presidential Records Act
Article: VA Senator Mark Warner Heartbroken as Daughter Dies at 36
Press Release: New Polling Confirms Rejection of Mass Deportation by Americans; Ugly New Detention of Military Spouse Underscores Why
VA News: Notice of proposed settlement agreement for VA benefits claimants whose timely, substantive appeals have not been processed
Article: A Combat Infantryman Stood In the Gap. Made the Calculation. Pulled the Trigger. But At What Cost?
Article: Children of Military Families Visit ANC and Reflect on Meanings of Service
Article: Nonprofits study which jobs are most 'AI-proof' for veterans
Article: Aftermath: Trump Is Wrecking the U.S. Military
Article: [OH Sec. of State] LaRose cast a provisional primary ballot when his overseas ballot didn't get to Ohio in time
Article: A Relief for Americans Abroad: The End of Expat Taxation Could Be Closer Than You Think
GAO Report: Privacy and Cybersecurity: VA Has Made Progress Enhancing Security Controls for Protected Health Information
Article: Review TRICARE benefits for survivors
Article: Veterans furious over Trump Memorial Day post that proves he 'hates the troops'
Article: Everyone Remembers Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. But His Forgotten Race to Secure a Trove of Documents Reveals How Government Records Helped Win the War
Article: Created as IDs, dog tags became a crucial link between military families and fallen troops
Article: 51 years later, Black veterans still wrestle with the vestiges of battle during the Vietnam War
Article: Marine vet calls on Americans to resist Trump’s 'incompetence'
Article: VA ‘actively recruiting,’ but expects limited workforce growth
Article: How to support a military spouse who never asks for help
Article: The Supreme Court Has Unleashed 'Jim Crow 2.0' As The South Rolls Back Black Representation
Article: The New American Dream May Be Overseas
Article: DoD civilian workforce losses strain military installation operations
Article: Discharge Upgrades Can Make Vets Eligible for Benefits
Article: 'It Will Become a Landmark': Trump Defends Giant Golden Statue of Himself Amid Much Debate
Article: The Career Cost of Military Life: Why Military Spouse Unemployment Still Isn’t Fixed
Article: What could the Supreme Court’s decision in Watson v. RNC mean for mail voting?
Article: Want to retire overseas on a military pension? Here are the 5 best places to stretch your dollars.
Article: Stained-glass soldiers: Europe's churches preserve American war memories
Article: Brooklyn becomes a battlefield in Wilfred La Salle’s newest film, ‘The Veteran’
Video: Freund v. Collins Settlement: Did the VA Illegally Close Your Claim?
Article: Milspouses Qualify for More VA Benefits Than Many Realize: Here’s What You Might Be Missing
Article: US troops in Italy honor some of America's earliest overseas war dead
Article: Justice Department removes data on Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from website
Article: Black Veterans Served Their Country With Honor. Why Doesn’t America Act Like It?
GAO Report: VA Health Care: Efforts to Assess Mental Health Support for Veteran Caregiver Program Need Strengthening
Article: USAG Italy bids farewell to dedicated senior enlisted leader
Article: Library of Congress archives war veterans' firsthand accounts
Article: Why Is It Taking So Long to Identify America’s Unknown Fallen Heroes?
Dems Abroad Luxembourg Photo: Memorial Day 2026
Article: Marjorie Taylor Greene Joins List of People Questioning the Assassination Attempt on Trump
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