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US President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to US Army Master Sergeant Matthew Williams for actions in 2008 in Afghanistan, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 30, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump signs Medal of Honor Act, raising monthly special pension for living recipients

President Donald Trump has signed the “Medal of Honor Act” into law, thereby significantly increasing the rate of the special monthly pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients.

BETHESDA, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (R) and second lady Usha Vance talk with Coast Guard Seaman Sam Kenyon as he undergoes therapy while they visit the Military Advanced Training Center (MATC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on November 10, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Vance met members of the military the day before Veterans Day, the nation’s holiday to honor those who have served in the U.S. military. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Vance visits Walter Reed Nat’l Military Medical Center to speak with service members: ‘What can we do to help in Washington?’

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday to speak with wounded soldiers and recovering veterans — a day before Veterans Day.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Speaker Johnson: Congress is ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the government shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history — unless Senate Democrats finally agree to pass a “clean, no-strings-attached” Republican spending bill to reopen the government.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 9: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley were scheduled to testify about the role of the Department of Defense in civilian law enforcement. Active duty troops aided local law enforcement around the country at protests last month in the wake of George Floyd's death. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Veteran advocacy group intensifies campaign condemning ‘Scumbag’ Arizona Democrat Sen. Gallego

Veteran Action, a grassroots organization comprised of servicemembers, veterans, and military supporters whose goal is to promote “America First policies that strengthen national security and provide unwavering support for our veterans,” has announced their new campaign against Arizona Democrat Senator Ruben Gallego.

U.S. President Donald Trump departs an event to honor recipients of the Purple Heart in the East Room of the White House on August 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. The ceremony recognizes 100 veterans who were wounded in military action. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Trump honors over 100 Veteran recipients on National Purple Heart Day

President Donald Trump honored more than 100 recipients in observance of Purple Heart Day, a solemn occasion dedicated to commemorating the sacrifices of veterans who were wounded or lost their lives in combat.

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 06: US Military aircraft perform a flyover during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings during World War II at the Normandy American Cemetery on June 06, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Today marks the 81st Anniversary of 'Operation Overlord', the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II that led to the liberation of Western Europe and eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

D-Day veterans gather in Normandy to commemorate 81st anniversary

Veterans gathered in Normandy on Friday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a turning point in World War II that ultimately precipitated the downfall of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s regime.