What’s VMF been up to lately?
Statement from the VMF Caucus: On the Supreme Court Decision in Bost v. Illinois Election Board
Statement from the VMF Caucus: Getting Out The Vote In 2026 Is Our Best Hope For Halting The MAGA Agenda
Statement from the VMF Caucus: A Quick Check-In Question with VMF Members
VMF Member Opinion: The Time for Democrats to Fight Tooth and Nail for Their Beliefs is Now
VMF Member Opinion: Strategic Voting in 2026
VMF Member Opinion: The Trump Administration Is Killing Independent Military Journalism
VMF Member Opinion: I And Others Served In Uniform During WWII. Now Republicans in Congress Expect Us To Prove “Loyalty” As a U.S. Citizen?
VMF Member Opinion: The Obscenity of Trumpism
VMF Guest Opinion Piece: Black American Soldiers at Margraten: A Story Worth Remembering
VMF Poem of the Month: “Invisible Veteran” by Guest Poet Lisa Carrington Firmin and Guest Artist Christina Helferich-Polosky
VMF Artwork: “The A-10 Jet” by “Fritz”; “Every Climb and Place” by Johnny Ramos; “The Journey to Phoenix” by M.B. Dallocchio; and “The USS Constitution” Digital Art by “Fritz”
New Podcast Episode: VMF Members on Their Experiences Being Abroad and Utilizing the VA
VMF January 2026 Newsletter
Recent News of VMF Interest for November-December 2025
What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?
Op-Ed: Veterans Remember Past Conflicts
Opinion: Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil
Blog: The Veterans History Project Turns 25
Opinion: Voting Rights at Risk: Trump's Midterm Tactics Threaten America's Core Freedoms
Editorial: VA staffing cuts test a promise to vets
Op-Ed: They enlisted for duty, not politics
Editorial: New report alleges VA service harmed by reckless staff cuts
Opinion: What will it take for people to see who Trump really is?
Op-Ed: State licensing boards should stop giving military families the run-around
Blog: Six ways the Trump administration tried to erase MLK’s legacy in 2025
Opinion: Supreme Court could protect the right to vote for military and overseas voters
Editorial: Our petty, hollow, squalid ogre in chief
Opinion: Why Congressional Republicans Always Chicken Out
Opinion: Leaders should support military families, not abuse power over them
Op-Ed: Pentagon wants a ‘refocus,’ but Stripes hasn’t wavered from its true mission
Op-Ed: Retired generals put on notice over Trump threat
Blog Post: Ramsey’s War
Blog Post: How and Why I Vote from Overseas
Blog Post: My Experience Voting as a Military and Overseas Voter
Editorial: Congress must intervene following shooting of ICU nurse
What else has been in the media lately?
Upcoming online event (2/11/2026): How to Avoid Double Taxation for Americans Abroad (discounted for veterans & military retirees)
Dems Abroad Take Action Item: Demand Congress Stop ICE Abuses
Dems Abroad Statement: The Rule of Law
DA Statement on Defending U.S. Alliances
Dems Abroad Recorded Virtual Event: The Blue Ballot Affair!
Article: VA has shed 40,000 employees, Democratic report finds, with drastic impacts on veterans
FVAP Video: Voting Assistance Officer Virtual Training Video Overseas Citizen
Article: Democrats will spend millions to shift voter registration strategy ahead of the midterm elections
DA Germany Veterans and Military Families Caucus – January 2026 Newsletter
Past DA Event Recording: Voices for Renee: A Global Vigil for Dignity and Justice (to honor the life of Renee Good)
Take Action Item: Tell Congress to Act on the Major Richard Star Act
Press Release: Ranking member Takano and Veterans' Affairs Democrats Wrap Up 2025
Article: VA Doctor Remembers Alex Pretti, 37-Year-Old Man Killed by ICE, as ‘Kind and Helpful’ ICU Nurse
Video: Which is better, VA Health Care or TRICARE?
Press Release: DNC Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Republicans’ Attack on Mail-in and Early Voting
Article: Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Article: New Jerseyan Mike Embrich seeks DNC board seat
Article: Trump: ‘I should have’ seized ballots in 2020 election
Article: Veterans react to killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti by federal agent
Article: 2026 VA Disability Pay Schedule: When Will You Get Paid?
Article: Hegseth moves to reduce Sen. Kelly’s military retirement pay over unlawful orders video
Article: Supreme Court rules House Republican can challenge mail ballot deadline
Article: Postmarks, interference, physical threats: Election officials brace for the 2026 elections
Article: 'The violent death of one of our own': VA employees ask for more from their agency after nurse is fatally shot
Article: Illinois county clerks alert public to postal changes that could delay mail-in ballots
Article: 'Great fear' among US military members as Trump tries to politicize troops
Article: House Armed Services Committee seeks answers on Pentagon plan for Stars and Stripes
Article/Audio: This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it's likely illegal
Video: Board of Veterans Appeals Board Hearing Overview
Article: Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump’s Chicago Military Takeover
Letter: Democratic Senators Urge DOJ's Inspector General For Epstein Files Audit
Letter: Members of Congress Demand Reversal to Illegal Name Change of Kennedy Center
Article: 2026 scholarships for military spouses, military kids
Article: Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise
Article: Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Hegseth over bid to censure, lower senator’s retirement rank
Article: To Shield Parents From Deportation, US Citizens Join 'PIP'
Article: Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Article: Department of Veterans Affairs reinstates near-total ban on abortions
Article: State Dept. 'not functioning' as staffers get sidelined for warning Trump is breaking law
Article: Trump Appoints Beauty Salon Owner To Oversee Entrance To The US
Article: 96-year-old Army, Air Force veteran appeals VA claim stymied by missing records
Article: Disabled veterans push for legislation to keep retirement benefits
Article: Citing 'dysfunction' and 'nastiness,' several military veterans opt not to run again for Congress
Article: Office of Special Counsel resumes Hatch Act enforcement against former feds for violations during their service
Article: Department of War rebrand could cost from $10 million to 'hundreds of millions,' CBO says
Press Release: DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene: “The American people are with us — that’s why we’re going to win.”
Article: Your safety, your comfort, your choice: Requesting chaperones at military hospitals and clinics
Article: Trump ends National Guard deployment in 3 cities after Supreme Court loss
Article: Retirement changes your TRICARE coverage: Learn what to do if you’re retiring in 2026
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of Generation Z Student-Veterans for Re-Envisioning Postsecondary Supports and Services
Article: Ex-CIA chief details Putin’s manipulation of 'incredibly naïve' Trump'
Article: One Household, One Set of Benefits: How Military and VA Rules Affect Dual-Service Couples
Article: VA plans to slash disability payments for sleep apnea and tinnitus
Press Release: Ranking Member Takano is outraged by murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, beloved VA employee
Article: Disabled Combat Veterans Feel Shortchanged, Push for Retirement Benefits
Article: How the New USPS Postmark Changes Could Affect Mail Voting
Article: IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free
Article: Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Article: Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban
Press Release: DNC Launches Largest-Ever Partisan Voter Registration Effort, Fights Back Against Republicans’ Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters
Letter: Sens. Duckworth, Blumenthal demand investigation into Trump's misuse of VA resources to help execute his extreme deportation campaign
Article: No. 2 US ICE official Madison Sheahan leaving agency to run for Congress
Article: Pentagon clarifies Hegseth’s ‘putting hands on recruits’ statement
Article: The Stories Behind Our Branches' Songs
Article: Former military leaders sign legal document supporting Sen. Mark Kelly
Letter: House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Thompson Demands Hearing with Sec. Noem Over Minneapolis Murder
Article: Bipartisan bill seeks to create joint DoD-VA credentialing system
Article: Resources for military families getting ready to file 2025 taxes
Article: The VA benefits most veterans don't learn about until it's too late
Article: Inside the hidden Marine Corps recruiting crisis that's 'burning Marines' to fill the ranks
Article: View and download your VA decision letters online
Article: 'A Big F-A-I-L': CNN's Harry Enten Says Trump Made History In This Abysmal Way
Article: Trump’s return-to-office mandate exempted feds with disabilities. Many are being ordered to work in-person anyway
Article: VA readies massive contract for veterans’ private sector health care
Support Guide: MilTax Software available as of Jan. 15, 2026
Article: Anti-ICE protester [permanently] blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
Article: The (Sketch) Artist at War
Article: USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
Article: New National Park Fee Is Causing Miles-Long Lines — and Driving Visitors Away, Staff Say
Article: Mapping toxic exposure on US military bases. Hint: There's a lot.
Article: Trump administration accused of ‘slow-walking’ help to Pacific island veterans
Article: Visiting Normandy American Cemetery: Sign up for Updates on Anticipated Registration Changes
Article: Sleep disorders in the military are complex, common, and treatable
GAO Report: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Oversight and Prevent Instructor Sexual Misconduct
Article: ICE Agents Ate at a Mexican Restaurant in a Small Town. After Their Meal, They Detained Employees
Article: Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know
Article: Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Article: Pete Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist Crusade to Remake the U.S. Military
Article: Military Vets in Labor Are Joining the Fight Against Trump
Article: Washington and Oregon Secure Legal Win to Protect Mail-In Voting Deadlines
Blog: Can you spot a fake loan text scam?
Article: US Army Brings AI Into Mental Health Care for Soldiers
Article: 5 Scrapbooking Topics for Your Time Overseas
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Fact Sheet: Managing Headaches Following Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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