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New Memorial Recognizes Generations Of Military Service By Native American Veterans

Kevin Gover, the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, says he hopes the memorial becomes "a sacred place." Alan Karchmer/National Native American Veterans Memorial hide caption

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New Memorial Recognizes Generations Of Military Service By Native American Veterans

The newest monument on the National Mall, which opens on Veterans Day, will provide a quiet shrine for Native vets to visit. Native Americans have traditionally served in high numbers.

New Memorial Recognizes Generations Of Military Service By Native American Veterans

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Elections

Will Veterans Vote For Trump This Year?

According to exit polls four years ago, Donald Trump won the votes of military veterans by a big margin. NPR discusses whether they will help the president stay in office.

Will Veterans Vote For Trump This Year?

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New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join guests in singing "America the Beautiful" during a reception in honor of Gold Star Families on Sept. 27, in the East Room of the White House. Andrea Hanks/White House hide caption

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New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

Despite this year's Gold Star event landing amid the pandemic, the White House didn't cancel it. President Trump says when he met these family members, he couldn't bear to keep them at arms-length.

New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

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National

Governor And De Blasio Split On Approach To Curbing Coronavirus Spread

New York's governor has overruled some of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans for combating the coronavirus. The two disagree over allowing businesses in some neighborhoods to keep operating as cases rise.

Governor And De Blasio Split On Approach To Curbing Coronavirus Spread

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Health

COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Homeless Veterans

Homelessness among veterans has dropped by about half in the past decade. Now there's concern that some of that progress could unravel, with the effects of the pandemic and economic crash.

COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Homeless Veterans

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Jon Stewart Uses His Celebrity To Bring Attention To Vets Exposed To Burn Pits

Comedian, writer and veterans advocate Jon Stewart speaks at a press conference on "The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020" at the House Triangle in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption

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Jon Stewart Uses His Celebrity To Bring Attention To Vets Exposed To Burn Pits

The comedian and activist is helping to launch a new campaign to fight for war veterans who say they are sick because of exposure to burn pits and other toxins in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Jon Stewart Uses His Celebrity To Bring Attention To Vets Exposed To Burn Pits

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White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide

Some 1,892 American flags are installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 2014. The Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide." Jewel Samad / AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide

The Trump Administration's new suicide prevention strategy mentions the touchy subject of gun-safety. It will aim to fight the stigma around people seeking help during a mental health crisis.

Mental Health

The White House's New Suicide Prevention Plan For Veterans Addresses Access To Guns

The White House's new suicide prevention plan for veterans includes restricting access to guns. It's politically charged, but experts say it's the most obvious way to help.

The White House's New Suicide Prevention Plan For Veterans Addresses Access To Guns

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Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

The Department of Veterans Affairs blocked the University of Phoenix and Perdoceo Education Corp. from enrolling GI Bill students after the Federal Trade Commission laid enormous penalties on them for deceptive advertising. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

The Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer blocking several schools that the Federal Trade Commission penalized for deceptive advertising from enrolling GI Bill students.

Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

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As The Country Reexamines Statues And Symbols, The VA Resists A Gender-Neutral Motto

Female Marine Corps recruits train at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 21, 2004, in Parris Island, South Carolina. Some House Democrats and many veterans want the service of women and of all vets to be recognized in an updated motto for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

As The Country Reexamines Statues And Symbols, The VA Resists A Gender-Neutral Motto

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a male-focused motto that some veterans and lawmakers say needs updating.

NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Chokehold Charged With Strangulation

The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation over the incident last weekend on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. NYPD via AP hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Chokehold Charged With Strangulation

The officer, 39-year-old David Afanador, was suspended the same day the cellphone video appeared to show him choking a Black man on a Queens boardwalk.

NYPD Eliminates Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units Implicated In Many Shootings

Protesters are arrested by NYPD officers for violating curfew beside the iconic Plaza Hotel on 59th Street, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

NYPD Eliminates Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units Implicated In Many Shootings

Commissioner Dermot F. Shea says he will move toward more high tech, intelligence-based policing and away from "brute force." "It will be felt immediately in the communities that we protect," he says.

New York Criminalizes Use Of Chokeholds By Police

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, signs into law a sweeping package of police accountability measures on Friday that received new backing following protests of George Floyd's killing. Kevin P. Coughlin//AP hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

New York Criminalizes Use Of Chokeholds By Police

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has approved changes that have been vehemently opposed by police unions for years — including allowing the public to access police officers' past disciplinary records.