Senator Bernie Sanders says one of his top priorities in Washington is to fight efforts to recalibrate how Social Security and veterans' benefits are calculated. He says deficit hawks want to switch to a system that would limit benefits.

The Senate has advanced a bill that gives a $2,000 income tax break to companies that hire unemployed veterans who've recently returned from war.

New Hampshire veterans eligibile for emergency payment on their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits can now apply online for them.