The proprietary schools – which include dozens of storefront beauty, computer and culinary operations – would have violated an anti-profiteering law were it not for a loophole that excludes the GI Bill and tuition assistance to active duty military.
Aaron Glantz
Senior Reporter
A Kurdish refugee is leaving the US to see his wife. Can he return?
White House officials have since said permanent legal residents will be allowed to return, but confusion and fear still reign.
Wisconsin doctor known as ‘Candy Man’ stripped of medical license
The former chief of staff of the Tomah VA Medical Center has agreed to permanently surrender his license to practice medicine in Wisconsin.
Is ‘Mad Dog’ a war criminal? Congressman who served under him says no
Rep. Duncan Hunter criticizes a new report from Reveal that documented incidents in which Marines under Gen. James Mattis’ command in Iraq shot at ambulances and aid workers.
Did defense secretary nominee James Mattis commit war crimes in Iraq?
Retired Gen. James Mattis led U.S. Marines into battle in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. Troops under his command committed offenses that have put other mil
McCain assails Pentagon for being too harsh on for-profit college
Sen. John McCain accused the Pentagon of a “gross abuse of power” when it placed the for-profit University of Phoenix on probation in 2015.
Trump’s Indonesia hotel deals hint at his form of foreign relations
Donald Trump’s 2015 deals in Indonesia were part of a pattern of global expansion for the real estate mogul as he ramped up to run for president. He has refrained from taking his foot off the gas during the campaign and even after winning the election.
Veterans voted for Trump to ‘drain the swamp’
Exit polls show veterans played a pivotal role in Donald Trump’s surprise victory. Many said they weren’t sure what a Trump presidency would bring, but wanted to reject Hillary Clinton, who they said mishandled classified information and was unwilling to reform a broken VA health care system.
Federal civil rights monitors down nearly 40 percent since 2012
The Justice Department announced that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to monitor this week’s general election in 28 states.
Opiate prescriptions down at the VA, alternatives on the rise
The Department of Veterans Affairs is doling out narcotics to 160,000 fewer veterans than it was three years ago, a reduction of nearly 25 percent, and alternative treatments are on the rise.