VoteVets Slams Trump for Raiding Troops' Retirement Appropriation to Fund Wall
WASHINGTON, DC -- Will Goodwin, Army Veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, released the following statement on the decision of the Trump administration to take money from troops' retirement funding, and reprogram it...
After 2 Decades, Democrats Still Don’t Agree on When to Leave Afghanistan
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·But two veterans have promised to withdraw during their first year in office. Two Democratic candidates who served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq made unambiguous pledges during this week’s debates: They promised to bring home...
VoteVets Endorses Amy McGrath for US Senate in Kentucky
Lexington, KY – VoteVets PAC, representing over 600,000 veterans, military family members, and civilian supporters, is today endorsing Amy McGrath for US Senate. “Amy is the real deal,” said Dan Helmer, Iraq and Afgh...
VoteVets Cheers Passage of Khanna-Gaetz Amendment on Iran
Veterans group worked House hard to ensure passage WASHINGTON, DC – The first and largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets, is cheering passage of a bipartisan House amendment to the National Defense Authori...
The transpartisan revolt against America’s endless wars
By Katrina vanden Heuvel · Washington Post ·Last week, mostly lost amid the deafening din of President Trump’s serial outrages, the House of Representatives finally began asserting common sense and the congressional prerogative over war and peace. By passing a series of amen...
House Passes $733 Billion Defense Bill Checking Trump’s War Powers
By Catie Edmondson · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Friday to a defense bill that would put a liberal stamp on military policy by shackling President Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran and Yemen, restricting the use of military funds...
VoteVets Raises $100,000 Online for Amy McGrath
More than 7,500 veterans, military family members and VoteVets' supporters have contributed since launch LEXINGTON, KY – The first and largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is announcing that its online f...
A Majority of Military Veterans Think the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Were a Mistake
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·It’s not just a majority of Americans who think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were a catastrophic mistake. Military veterans now increasingly say the Bush-era conflicts were not worth it, according to a Pew Research Ce...
Some members of Congress are finally realizing that authorizing wars without end is really bad
By Jeff Schogol · Task & Purpose ·A small group of lawmakers is arguing that President Donald Trump does not have the power to launch a new war against Iran without first getting permission from Congress. Chief among them is Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who was one of si...
Amy McGrath Opens Campaign to Oust Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot whose star power in the Democratic Party in 2018 failed to capture her a House seat in Kentucky, announced Tuesday that she would seek to challenge Sena...