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President. >> among the changes veterans no longer have a 15 year deadline to access education funds. it allows all purple heart vets to receive benefits. the largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number of strength of painkillers doctors can prescribe to first-time patients as they moved by express scripts, an effort to curb opioid addiction in america but the american medical association says these kinds of decisions should be left up to doctors and their patients. 33,000 americ...

The authorization to use military force right after 9/11 in the lead up to the war in afghan. that vote in congress was 420-1. congresswoman barbara lee was the one. congresswoman lee is fighting to repeal that 2001 authorization to use force now that weve spent 16 years and counting using that 9/11 specific authorization as legal basis for every combat operation the united states has conducted since. shes had surprising success just this year in terms of bringing other members of congress, repu...

It was a tragic day for u.s. troops overseas. the u.s. military confirmed the deaths of two american soldiers aiding in the fight against isis in iraq. five other service members were wounded while conducting a combat operation in the northern part of the operation. the men who were killed were not attacked by enemy forces. more than 5000 american troops are in iraq, providing supports to iraqis troops. eleven u.s. troops have been killed in action in iraq since the campaign was launched. the u....

But others stayed behind to secure the damaged helicopter, similar to this one, and that is where they remine right now. surrounded we are told by enemy forces. in a province that saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the entire afghanistan war and became the topic of an entire hbo documentary. in fact, many of the nearly 400 marines who gave their lives in afghanistan died in this very place. in moments well be joined by three afghanistan war veterans, including a former navy s.e.a.l. who has t...

But others stayed behind to secure the damaged helicopter, similar to this one, and that is where they remine right now. surrounded we are told by enemy forces. in a province that saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the entire afghanistan war and became the topic of an entire hbo documentary. in fact, many of the nearly 400 marines who gave their lives in afghanistan died in this very place. in moments well be joined by three afghanistan war veterans, including a former navy s.e.a.l. who has t...

I do not see a strategy for success. rather it seems the administration is trying to avoid a disaster while the president runs out the clock. >> senator tim cain, democrat from virginia says its time for congress to do its most solemn job, to debate and declare war. >> many experts remain skeptical. >> im disgusted, no im not angry, im disgusted. they may be really bad options, but if theyre the only ones youve got left, theyre the ones you used because you passed up everything else. weve passed...

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Operation among all the coalition forces there fighting isis in iraq. again, at least one, perhaps more u.s. special operations forces wounded, perhaps one killed. we expect further information officially from the pentagon sometime later this morning. and, by the way, these would be the first american casualties in the u.s. effort to fight isis and support actually the iraqi government there in iraq. and when asked about whether this would constitute boots on the ground, they say no because it i...