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American Legion

Organization of U.S. war veterans

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Dec 8, 2025
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How did major veterans organizations (e.g., VFW, American Legion) endorse or criticize Trump over time?

Major veterans service organizations have alternated between praise for Trump when he signed veterans-focused laws or spoke at their conventions, and public criticism or rebukes when his statements or...

Dec 18, 2025
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Where did military bonus come from

Military "bonuses" trace to early American practice of compensating servicemembers beyond regular pay—initially with land and cash after the Revolutionary War—and evolved into twentieth‑century "adjus...

Jan 31, 2026
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What internal debates occurred within the American Legion over supporting or opposing Trump?

experienced recurring internal debate about whether and how publicly to embrace , splitting along lines between strict institutional nonpartisanship and members/leadership willing to praise or align w...

Dec 10, 2025

Which 2025 federal appropriations provisions changed VA disability compensation rules?

No single provision in the FY2025 appropriations package is described in the supplied sources as directly changing VA disability compensation rules; Congress enacted advance and supplemental funding f...

Dec 8, 2025

Have veterans groups or military leaders responded to claims Trump called them suckers and losers?

Reporting beginning with a 2020 Atlantic article alleges Donald Trump called U.S. service members who died in war “losers” and “suckers,” and that those comments were repeated and amplified in subsequ...

Nov 27, 2025

World

Global headlines in late November 2025 show a crowded, volatile world stage: COP30 climate finance debates in Belém and related coverage of climate risks , major diplomatic and security pressure point...

Nov 13, 2025

How did funding for veterans programs factor into the 2025 shutdown negotiations?

Funding for veterans programs figured prominently in public debate during the 2025 shutdown, both as a and as a policy priority to shield critical services; advocacy groups pressed Congress to act, wh...