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If you're in the military, voting this year could be tricky
Military families move often and have to navigate varying state laws, administrative hurdles and a lack of resources for access to the ballot.
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Inside the fight over military abortion access
Women lawmakers are leading efforts across the aisle to expand some child care and contraception benefits and also limit abortion-related travel expenses.
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Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened
The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville will lift his monthslong block on more than 400 military promotions
The Alabama Republican had blocked promotions to protest a Defense Department abortion policy.
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How four nuns became the first Native American women to serve in the U.S. military
About 125 years ago, four Lakota nuns enlisted as Army nurses, traveling from North Dakota to Florida, to Georgia and eventually Cuba to help wounded soldiers.
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She was asked to research nuclear missiles. What she found was a story about Native Americans and land.
In her new podcast, 20-year-old Ella Weber uncovers stories from her home and the history of the only Native American reservation hosting nuclear weapons in the country.
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'What am I here for?': Military families frustrated by delayed promotions, withheld raises and lives put on hold
For more than half a year, one Republican senator has blocked military promotions on the Senate floor over his disapproval of the Defense Department’s abortion policy.
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The 19th Explains: How Congress funds the government
The House and the Senate have to agree on spending measures to avoid a shutdown.
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Veterans discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ are still fighting for justice — and benefits
The military banned openly LGBTQ+ service members — and denied thousands honorable discharges, restricting their access to federal programs designed to help veterans.
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VA insurance won't cover IVF for LGBTQ+ and unmarried veterans
A lawsuit filed in federal court would push the agency to cover the treatment — the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology — for people who are single, or who are in LGBTQ+ relationships.