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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

May. 30, 2024 15:01 PM EDT

Post and Courier. May 23, 2024. Editorial: SC Freedom Caucus wastes money, blocks serious work with its unserious stunts No one should be surprised that SLED determined that all the hysteria around S.C. voter registration forms sent to noncitizens was totally and...

Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden announces

May. 21, 2024 16:19 PM EDT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden, aiming to highlight his legislative accomplishments this election year, traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to discuss how he's helped military veterans get benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service. ...

Supreme Court gives some military veterans more generous educational benefits

Apr. 16, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a decorated veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a protracted fight with the government over 12 months of G.I. Bill educational benefits. The court ruled 7-2 that the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly...