Start your day with the latest breaking Military, Army, Trucking, and Transportation news.
Education & Transition
Veterans unemployment stable despite job market cratering in July, report shows
A volatile month of July saw employers shed 23,000 jobs and lay off another 153,000, according to the monthly jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. Amid the plunge, the unemployment rate for veterans appeared to stabilize at 4.2% despite the impact of artificial intelligence, tariffs and the war in Iran. The 4.2% jobless rate for all…
More Stories
That’s not a real soldier: campaign warns troops, families of AI scams
Consumer advocates are enlisting military families in the war against AI-aided scams. As computer-generated fraud becomes easier to create and spread quickly, the organizers worry the military community will become an even more attractive target for scammers, given the stable incomes and respected social standings of troops. Instead of waiting…
White House officials to attend funeral of Afghan vet turned advocate
Numerous administration officials and congressional leaders are expected to travel to North Carolina today for the funeral of former Army Sgt. Michael Verardo, whose catastrophic injuries in Afghanistan led to his family’s involvement with the Independence Fund, eventually pushing the charity into a prominent national advocacy role. Verardo, 40, died…
Another federal shutdown threat looms as Congress heads back to DC
Democratic congressional leaders on Thursday warned that federal agencies are headed towards a partial government shutdown at the end of September unless the White House and Republican leadership provide clear answers on a budgetary solution soon. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John…
Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
President Donald Trump this week claimed that trust scores for patients in the Veterans Affairs health care system have risen dramatically since he returned to office in January, but department data doesn’t back up his claim. During an Oval Office event with military families on Monday, Trump praised the work…
Lawmakers back White House FY26 plans for more troops, 3.8% pay hike
After months of positive news about military recruiting efforts, lawmakers are poised to back White House plans to boost the Defense Department’s end strength by about 26,000 troops next year. Both plans call for a significant boost in troop numbers in fiscal 2026, with most additions in the Army and…