What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

VMF Member Opinion: Tribal Flags Should Be Immediately Restored For Public Display At VA Facilities 

Opinion: A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled 

VMF Opinion: Statement on the Proposed Pershing Hall Resolution 

VMF Member Opinion: Statement From The Chair On Military-Connected Deportations  

Dems Abroad Member Opinion: Americans abroad must defend themselves 

Opinion: Veterans care, Medicaid vital to Coos 

Op-Ed: I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA 

Opinion: GOP’s Midterm Strategy: Winning by Suppressing Votes 

Op-Ed: Serving democracy: How veterans and military members continue to protect American through elections 

Op-Ed: Veterans hit hard by federal cuts 

Opinion: Here’s how to actually honor my service 

Opinion: Renaming Veterans Day is absurd 

Opinion: A veteran's opinion 

Opinion: Support, honor US Peace Corps and other civilian services now being dismantled 

Op-Ed: This Mother’s Day, moms deserve more 

Opinion: What will be left for our grandchildren? 

Opinion: Don't let Trump turn Veterans Day into a cheap display of militarism 

Opinion: I'm the Wife of a Trans Service Member. Here's How Our Life Has Been Upended in 4 Months 

Opinion: Don’t cut VA funding 

Op-Ed: Why military families need your support now — and what you can do 

Opinion: Leave Veterans Day alone 

Opinion: Medicaid cuts would devastate veterans

Opinion: Veterans Day name change would sow disrespect 

Op-Ed: The risks of Memorial Day not being personal 

Opinion: The leadership our country needs 

Opinion: Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads 

Op-Ed: It's time for Democrats to call out Trump and the GOP's performative patriotism 

Opinion: Proposed cuts to the VA will limit health care access for our Idaho veterans. They deserve better. 

Op-Ed: Helping veterans reclaim their lives 

Opinion: Don’t cut personnel and funding at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Op-Ed: The duty to tackle false valor 

Opinion: It's time for a Security Clearance Ready Reserve 

Opinion: Unite for Veterans: Stand up for military families 

Opinion: Supporting veterans 

Opinion: We are Veterans Affairs clinicians. Our leadership is failing veterans  

Op-Ed: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it  

Op-Ed: Our military is the real victim of Trump’s war against DEI  

Opinion: Uncle Sam's new message to young Black Americans: I don't want you  

Opinion: Beyond memorials, the battle our veterans still face  

Op-Ed: Trump disrespects our veterans 

Opinion: Trump disrespects the military, but wants a parade  

What else has been in the media lately?

Dems Abroad Statement: Chair Statement on House Passage Big Bad Budget Bill 

DNC Press Release: Trump Attacks Seniors’ and Veterans’ Hard-Earned Benefits 

VMF Statement: Statement from the Vice Chair 

VMF May 2025 Newsletter 

VMF Statement on Its Member Survey Results 

VMF Statement: Chair and Vice Chair Statement on Trump’s Military Parade 

VMF Statement: Memorial Day 2025 

DA Member Obituary: Gary Sandblom 

Democrats Abroad Germany: VMF Caucus May 2025 News

DNC Chair Ken Martin’s At-Large Nominations and Standing Committee Appointments 

DCCC Press Release: [Rep.] Derrick Van Orden [R-WI-3] Calls For Cuts At Department of Veterans Affairs 

VA Press Release: VA broadens online memorials for Veterans buried overseas 

DNC Press Release: DNC Chair Ken Martin’s Statement on Federal Court Order to Certify Justice Allison Riggs’ Election 

SVAC Press Release: Blumenthal Statement on Trump Nominating Loyalist as VA's Top Watchdog Official 

Blue Star Families Survey: 2025 Military Family Lifestyle Survey (open until 6/11/25) 

VA Resources: June is PTSD Awareness Month - Spread The Word 

GAO Survey: Seeking Veterans for Perimenopause and Menopause Survey (GAO is seeking input from veterans about VA care related to perimenopause and menopause. Veterans between the ages of 35 to 64 who are enrolled at a VA medical center and have accessed any care at VA or through community care related to perimenopause or menopause in the last 24 months are eligible to participate. Deadline to participate: June 15, 2025. 

GAO Report: Military Generals and Admirals: Information on the Effects of Senate Nomination Blanket Holds 

Letter: Bipartisan Call to Lift Pentagon Hiring Freeze, Protect Military Readiness 

Letter: Reps. Garamendi (D-CA), Thompson (D-CA) Demand Answers from Pentagon Over Plans to Use Travis AFB as Deportation Center 

White Paper: National Military Spouses Network Calls for Veteran Spouses to be Equally Valued 

DoD Report: 2024 Active Duty Spouse Survey, Key Findings 

Article: The Pentagon’s DEI purge ignores lessons from America’s biggest military disasters 

Article: The U.S. deports the wife of an Army sergeant on her birthday 

Article: American WWI troops honored on France's former battlefields in Memorial Day tribute 

Article: Supreme Court agrees to hear absentee ballot appeal from Illinois congressman 

Article: 'Penny-pinched by Captain Bone Spurs': Veterans rip Trump over proposed VA cuts 

Article: U.S. vet from WWII is honored in Europe, showered with gratitude at age 99 

Article: VA’s online legacy project adds names of 210,000 vets lost overseas 

Article: Even as pope, Leo XIV might have to deal with U.S. tax returns 

Article: 5 ways the Trump administration is implementing Project 2025 

Article: Are you a woman Veteran battling migraines? 

Article: Bill Clinton Writes Emotional Letter to 8-Year-Old Boy Waiting for Heart Transplant: ‘I Know How Scary It Can Be’ 

Article: ‘I could not afford the American dream’: Retired veteran moves to Brazil after struggling to get by in the US — why more retirees are now choosing to leave their ‘financial burdens’ behind  

Article: 'Illegal effort to consolidate his nonexistent power': States urge court to reject Trump executive order targeting vote-by-mail systems 

Article: DoDEA Americas: A Beacon of Excellence for Military Families  

VA Tool: PTSD Self-Screen

Article: ‘Slapped in the face’: Military family reacts to big impacts from the federal cuts 

Article: The Fog of War: Fifty years after the Vietnam War, researchers are still struggling to document the long-term health effects of the massive spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides 

Video: Get $1,000 for FREE with VA's Clothing Allowance Benefit (Apply by Aug. 1st) 

Article: Nurses advocate for veterans health care as VA staffing cuts loom 

Article: DoD orders ‘immediate’ changes to troubled PCS moving program, replaces senior official 

Article: Congressman Mike Flood faces critical constituents at Seward town hall 

Article: Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection 

Article: Survey reveals video games help veterans with their mental health 

Article: Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials” 

Article: ‘Stay in the fight’: Kamala Harris urges young US voters to remain engaged in politics 

Article: How Black Newspapers Became a Threat to the U.S. Government During WWI 

Article: VA Secretary Collins: Indifferent to Public's and Congressional Opposition to His Gutting Veterans' Care 

Article: Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation 

Article: Open letter warns job cuts at Defense Department schools will harm military children 

Article: Top lawmaker says VA, DOD leaders continue to ignore Hill requests 

Article: The Pro-Trump Cuban Rapper About to Be Deported 

Article: Warren presses Hegseth about fluoridation’s impact on readiness 

Article: Hegseth Restricts Press Access at Pentagon, Says Journalists Will Be Required to Sign Pledge 

Article: Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people from military 

Article: Student-Veterans Are More Than ‘Dollar Signs in Uniform’: Ask Congress to Protect Their Benefits 

Article: TRICARE doesn't cover military in vitro fertilization, lawmakers push to expand access 

VA Report: 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, Report Findings 

Article: Military Spouses Fed Up With PCS Struggles, Survey Says 

Article: Trump has ended VASP, a key program helping veterans avoid foreclosure 

Military/Veterans Timeline

Article: Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe 

Article: 'I didn’t vote for him': How American tourists are navigating global perceptions 

​Article: Army issues policy to discharge, disqualify transgender troops 

​Article: Navy Details New Separation Policy for Sailors with Gender Dysphoria 

Article: Soto, Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill for Mixed Immigration Status Military Families 

​Article: Advocates push Senate to drop changes in 90/10 rule for vets benefits 

Article: GOP push to repeal rule on veterans' education benefits sparks fierce backlash 

Podcast: The War Over Pete Hegseth How is the Secretary of Defense still hanging in there? 

Article: Netflix documentary, Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds takes viewers behind the scenes 

Article: Some Phoenix area vets upset about Trump’s idea to change the name of Veterans Day 

Article: How many troops are in the US military? 

Video: What Japan’s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught Us About the Dangers of Nuclear War 

Article: What Memorial Day means for forgotten Black heroes 

Article: How Legendary Gen. John Pershing Fought a Racist Law ... and Won 

Article: How the State Department's Travel Advisory System Works 

Article: A Kansas City historian collected Vietnam War stories. Trump's cuts almost canceled the project 

Article: After Recent Years of Reform, Vets Fear Trump Cuts to VA Will Undo Lifeline Health Care, Research 

Article: As Army plans parade for its 250th anniversary, protesters prepare, too 

Article: Veterans brace for impact as Trump's VA job cuts loom: How locals are stepping up 

Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union Expands PCS Initiative for Servicemembers and Military Families Changing Duty Stations 

Article: Smithsonian Celebrates DoDEA Student Art 

Article: Pentagon orders swift review, removal of library books that address diversity, anti-racism 

Article: 'Pretty bleak': Trump-voting Nevada truckers face 'significant hardship' from his policies 

Article: 'Buyer’s remorse' as MAGA faithful face 'gradual — then sudden — realization' Trump only hurts them 

Article: Report: MD military families rely on Medicaid, critical to national security 

Article: Be vigilant of scammers targeting SMC benefits, Purple Heart recipients 

Article: ‘I can’t trust it ever again’: Abrupt insurance changes rattle many military families and their medical providers 

Article: Nothing is over! They’re making a ‘Rambo’ origin movie 

Article: ‘I could not afford the American Dream:’ This retired US veteran relocated to Brazil after struggling with the cost of living 

Article: The liberators of Plzeň and southwest Bohemia: stories of surviving US veterans 

Article: Bill to create Delaware Veteran Affairs Department clears State House 

Article: Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state? 

Article: The Final Flight of Captain Forrester 

Article: Sorry, Grandma and Grandpa, but Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Coming for Medicare Add another broken promise to the presidential pile. 

Job Opportunity in Cambridge, U.K.: American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) Cemetery Administrator 

Job Opportunity in Dinoze, France: American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) Cemetery Administrator 

Testimony: Secure Families Initiative (SFI) Testifies Before Congress on Military Voting Rights 

HVAC Democrats' Press Release: The "One Big Billionaire Payout" Bill Hurts Veterans 

SVAC Democrats’ Press Release: At Hearing, Blumenthal Slams Trump VA: “VA is Denying Us Essential Information”

DSCC Press Release: DSCC Launches Ad Blitz Highlighting 100 Days of Senate Republicans’ Cowardice 

FEA Press Release: Federal Education Association files lawsuit challenging executive order banning federal workers’ right to collective bargaining 

Army Press Release: Letter to the Force: Army Transformation Initiative 

Navy Press Release: SECNAV Phelan visits Shipyards in South Korea 

ACLU Press Release: Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools 

DoDEA Press Release: Department of Defense Education Activity to Transition from School Boards to School Advisory Committees

Press Release: TSA reminds public that REAL ID enforcement continues