What’s VMF been up to lately?

Statement from the VMF Caucus: A “2025 Year In Review” Report  

VMF Statement in Total Opposition to GOP Bill Stripping Dual Citizenship  

VMF Statement on the U.S. National Guard’s 389th Birthday 

VMF Statement Condemning President Trump over his Commentary Regarding Senator Kelly  

VMF Artwork: Protest Artwork by Erica Gibson; Poetry by Anonymous; Photography by Kee Evans; Poetry by C. Isa Kocher, Photography by Roberta Enschedé, “The Journey to Phoenix” Artwork by M.B. Dallocchio, and “The F-4 Phantom” Drawing by “Fritz”

VMF Film Recommendation: “The American Revolution” by Ken Burns  

VMF Statement on the Status of Key Pieces of Legislation  

Recent News of VMF Interest for October-November 2025 

VMF Member Opinion: Why Removing the Margraten Memorial to Black Soldiers is Wrong  

VMF Member Opinion: Black Military History At Margraten Must Not Be Erased 

​Statement from the VMF Caucus on the Creation of VMF’s Virtual Art Gallery 

​VMF December 2025 Newsletter 

VMF Member Opinion: As Detention Centers Grow, Republicans Need to Grow a Spine  

Statement from the VMF Caucus on the Creation of VMF’s Virtual Art Gallery 

VMF Current Volunteering Opportunities 

What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

Op-Ed: A civilian’s reflection on Veterans Day 

Opinion: The GOP tried loyalty, then rebellion. Both failed 

Opinion: Save the Dividend, Warriors. You May Lose Your Health Care 

Op-Ed: Republicans’ Latest Gambit to Deny Rural Veterans Health Care 

Opinion: Veterans are tired of fake patriotism and broken promises 

Opinion: My father fought fascism. He wouldn’t believe America today 

Opinion: Veteran pens letter to the unfortunate 

Op-Ed: Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful? 

Opinion: Trump offers lip service to veterans, not support 

Opinion: Veterans fought for justice abroad — we deserve it at home 

Opinion: Mark Kelly Is The Man Pete Hegseth Will Never Be. 

Opinion: Unlawful orders should not be obeyed 

Opinion: The Bureaucracy vs. Benefits Battle: Why System Roadblocks, Not Fraud, Are Frustrating Veterans 

Opinion: Proposed requirements would create major obstacles to voting  

Opinion: Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons 

Opinion: It took the PACT Act to bring justice to veterans poisoned by Agent Orange. Recent attacks on veterans’ disability benefits are execrable. 

Opinion: Trump doesn't take Christianity seriously 

Op-Ed: Support for Our Marines Is Not Partisan or Performative 

Opinion: Our troops owe allegiance to the Constitution, not political agendas

Op-Ed: Toxic legacy still impacts veterans and families — November observances are reminders 

Op-Ed: Trump can’t save Hegseth now — no one can 

Op-Ed: Montana, we’re being lied to while our veterans in Congress remain silent  

Op-Ed: Moreno’s Fast-Track Citizenship Bill: Tax And SSA Bombs, Native Tribes And Constitution 

Op-Ed: RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster 

Op-Ed: Senator Bernie Moreno Introduces Bill To Eliminate Dual Citizenship  

Opinion: AI vs. Suicide: How New Technology Could Help the VA Catch Crisis Earlier  

Opinion: As a conservative, I’m beginning to wonder: Are we the bad guys?  

Opinion: Thousands of Ohioans will be punished if bill isn't killed 

Opinion: Brave veterans are patriots. The president is not 

Editorial: Trump’s savage call for executing Dem vets in Congress warrants impeachment  

Opinion: Nothing seditious about Democratic veterans’ video 

Opinion: Lawmakers, Union Leader Defend VA Collective Bargaining  

What else has been in the media lately?

 Dems Abroad Statement on Senator Moreno’s Unconstitutional Citizenship Proposal 

Article/Obituary: Charles Shay, D-Day veteran who saved lives on Omaha Beach as a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic, dies at 101

Library of Congress' Veterans History Project Collection on Charles Norman Shay

Dems Abroad Taxation Task Force: October 2025 Tax Door Knock Report 

Democrats Abroad Video: “Connect the Dots” Speed Networking and Leadership Development Workshop (Session 2)

Dems Abroad Take Action Item: Defend the Rule of Law and Support Sen. Mark Kelly 

Dems Abroad Take Action Item: Protect America’s Workforce - Restore Union Rights for 1 Million Federal Workers 

DAG Veterans and Military Families Caucus – December 2025 Newsletter 

Dems Abroad Global Women's Caucus December 2025 Newsletter 

DLCC Press Release: State Democrats Shattered Records in 2025 Elections 

DLCC Press Release: Following 2025 Sweep, DLCC Announces Largest-Ever Target Map & 2026 Investments to Win Historic Cycle 

DCCC Press Release: Los días de María Elvira Salazar están contados tras la contundente victoria demócrata en Miami 

DNC Press Release: In 2016, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Warned that Trump Would Issue Unlawful Military Orders 

DSCC Press Release: ICYMI: “It’s a Disaster” – Republicans Go Into Panic Mode As Midterm Backlash Builds over Rising Costs 

Article: How the government shutdown hurt military personnel 

Article: TRICARE Open Season 2026: What Retirees & Veterans Should Know 

Opinion/Study: The Perpetual Struggle for Access Within Reformed Veterans’ Health Systems 

Letter: Meeks, Shaheen Demand Records on State’s Violation of Hatch Act 

Article: Florida’s Governor Is a Veteran. So Are Seven Inmates He’ll Send to the Execution Chamber This Year 

Article: DODEA students pay tribute to America's World War I fallen in France 

Article: Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Say Voting By Mail Is ‘Here To Stay’ 

Article: VA Tech Issue Delays GI Bill Payments for Thousands of Students 

Article: Donald Trump administration may deny visas for fat foreigners 

Article: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth’s policies are pushing qualified women out of the military 

Article: Should a war hero be deported? The complex dilemma around one convicted vet. 

Blog: Double taxation depresses an American living in Israel

Article: ICE Agents Under Trump Have Arrested Nearly 75,000 People with No Criminal Records, Data Reveals 

Article: Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago  

Letter: Sen. Ossoff Demanding Answers After DoD Guts Support for Children with Special Needs in Military Schools 

Article: Ranlo mayor’s remarks about ‘superior race’ draw criticism from NAACP 

Article: Trump pardons alleged ‘fake electors’ and other allies who tried to undo his 2020 election loss 

Article: Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target ahead of midterms 

Article: [Kentucky] Veterans Caucus announces 2026 legislative priorities 

​Article: The lone woman who staged a ‘No Kings’ protest in small-town West Virginia 

Article: Transgender Air Force veterans sue over lost retirement pay  

Article: Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves  

Article: Disney World’s New Military-Only Pass Is Coming Soon—Here’s What To Know  

Article: NASA Insiders Say They’re Now Under “Constant Attack” by Trump’s White House  

Article: Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out. 

Article: The GOP Attack on Mail-Ballot Grace Periods Is Also an Attack on Early Voting  

Article: ICE deports Colorado combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient to Mexico 

Article: Remembering Black Veterans Targeted for Racial Violence in the U.S. 

Article: ICE detains dad of National Guard soldier: ‘How could this be in the country I serve?’ 

Article: Naval Academy Commandant fired just six months into role 

Article: How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching 

Article: The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay 

Article: Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud 

Article: For female veterans in Congress, it's a small club 

Article: New bill seeks to exempt military pay from federal income tax 

Article: Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters 

Article: Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities 

Article: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene [R-Ga.] says she will resign Jan. 5 

Article: DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it. 

Article: Democratic senators back bills to halt deportations of immigrant veterans, ease path to citizenship 

GAO Report: VA Disability Benefits: Agency Has Taken Steps, but Challenges Remain with Managing and Modernizing Its Program 

GAO Report: Information Environment: DOD Needs to Address Security Risks of Publicly Accessible Information 

Article: Bring Them Home: The Forgotten Black Veterans Deported by America 

Letter: House Ethics Committee To Investigate Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) 

Article: Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms 

Article: Border Patrol quietly tracking drivers using hidden plate readers: AP 

Letter: [Sens.] Padilla, Merkley, Schiff, Wyden Demand Election Commissioner Correct Dangerous Voting Misinformation Or Resign 

Article: After DOJ Threat, Ohio GOP Passes Law to End Mail Ballot Grace Periods 

Letter: Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families, & Nearby Communities 

Article: Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump 

Press Release: Smucker, Schneider Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Supporting American Students Studying Abroad 

Article: Victory Delivered: How V-Mail Boosted Morale and Helped Win the War 

Study: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor, Heroism, and Professionalism in the Twenty-First Century 

Letter: Takano and Blumenthal press VA Secretary Collins to immediately increase funding for critical program housing homeless veterans 

Article: Saluting U.S. veterans: A conversation with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen 

Article: Military Spouses Impacted by Federal Reductions in Force (pp. 10-13) 

Press Release: Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Condemns President Trump’s Calls for Violence Against Our Veterans and Patriotic Colleagues 

Article: What Food Was Served at the First Thanksgiving in 1621? 

​Article: More Than Just a Ringing in the Ears 

Article: Veterans condemn deportations of immigrant service members under Trump 

Press Release: Veterans condemn Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly as blatant abuse of power and attempt to silence dissent 

Article: National Report Tracks Unsafe Conditions in Military Housing 

Article: RFK Jr. Ridiculed for Digitally Altering Thanksgiving Feast into Old Air Force One Photo of Him Eating McDonald's with Trump 

Article: Indiana Republican With Disabled Daughter Revolts on Redistricting After Trump’s Slur: ‘Words Have Consequences’ 

Article: Health coverage act for military families introduced 

Article: The Hidden Risks of Using AI for Veterans Considering Separating from the Military 

Article/Interview: Trump Cuts Leave VA Hospital Nurses and Veteran Patients in a Crisis

​Article: Inside the Battle to Stop Companies From Profiting Off Veterans’ Benefits 

Video: Mission Roll Breaks Down Overview of Veterans Benefits  

Press Release: Vermont Secretary of State Launches New Voting Accessibility Task Force  

Press Release: TSA introduces new $45 fee option for travelers without REAL ID starting February 1 

Article: ICE detains Marine veteran's wife at Green Card interview—"Betrayed"  

Letter: House Democrats Oppose Sec. Hegseth's Baseless Investigation Against Mark Kelly

Article: Many divisive X accounts are foreign-based. What does that tell us?  

Article: Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy 

Article: Trump Allies Are Freaking Out About Him Abandoning MAGA Voters 

​Article: Colorado Secretary of State refuses to hand over election records to DOJ

Article: How to file claims with TRICARE For Life

Article: VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs 

Article: Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter the U.S. under Trump plan 

Blog: Beyond the Christmas lights: the hidden depression veterans feel during the holidays 

Article: Georgia Army Veteran Stuck in ICE Detention Center 

Article: US admiral leading US troops in Latin America to step down 

Article: Area 51 vets ask Trump for help after Congress kills their lifeline 

Article: Lawmakers move to further restrict cellphones in DOD schools 

Press Release: [Sen.] Duckworth calls out Trump and Speaker Johnson for ripping IVF coverage for military families away after bipartisan majorities passed it 

Article: US lawmakers decry VA’s ‘draconian approach to non-citizen database’ 

Article: Lauren Boebert caught using campaign funds to visit Kid Rock amid dating rumors 

Press Release: U.S. Rep. Jackson (D-IL-1) Blasts Removal of WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans, Backs Cleaver-Led Push to Restore Displays

Article: William Henry Belpitt Medal of Honor commemorated at Rookwood  

Article: VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years 

USPS Quiz: American teamwork What do you know about the 250-year partnership between USPS and the military? 

Article: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE  

Article: Moulton accuses Secretary Noem of lying to Congress about deported veterans  

EAC Memo: USPC Price Updates 

Article: Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance”  

Article: ‘I Feel Lost.’ Anxiety Grows Among Veterans Cut off From VA One-on-One Therapy  

Report: PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government  

Article: Did you know about the American war graves in the Channel Islands?  

Journal Article: A Look at the U.S. Election Landscape with Election Assistance Commission Chairman Donald Palmer 

Article: How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops 

Article: A Growing Warning From Black Veterans: The Military Isn’t Safe for Us 

Article: Trump admin moves to eliminate climate research center: report 

Presentation: TBI: A guide for caregivers of service members and veterans  

​GAO Report: K-12 Education: Administration of DOD Schools in Bahrain 

​Article: Peter Arnett Dies: CNN Gulf War Correspondent, Pulitzer-Winning Vietnam Reporter Was 91 

Article: Defense bill blocks K-12 students from using cellphones on military bases