White House Threatens to Veto VA, Military Construction Spending Bill over GOP Policies The White House is threatening to veto the annual Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction funding bill over...
Veterans at Risk of Losing Homes Could Get More Time as VA Urges Extended Pause on Foreclosures The VA's call aims to give nearly 40,000 veterans more time to find ways to stay in their homes, and comes just ahead of the...
We Must Stop Predatory Companies from Scamming Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits As things currently stand, the VA is not able to take legal action against unaccredited claim sharks. It can only send cease...
Veterans Get 3 Mental Health Visits a Year for Free with VA's New Copay Exemption The copay exemption applies to outpatient visits for mental health care and substance use disorder, according to the VA's...
The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
VA Says It Cut Wait Times for Primary, Mental Health Care as Veteran Enrollment Surged The shorter waits come even as the VA has enrolled more than 400,000 veterans in health care over the past year, a 30%...
VA's Veteran Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favors Men An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and...
VA to Host Memorial Day Events Nationwide at National Cemeteries On Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Veterans Affairs will hold events at more than 130 national cemeteries and plans...
Senators Demand Recoupment of $10.8 Million, Dismissal of VA Officials Who Authorized Executive Bonuses A group of senators, led by Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, demanded "immediate action" in a...
After Failing to Overturn VA Abortion, LGBTQ+ Policies, House Republicans Try Again with Must-Pass Bill Kicking off the fiscal 2025 appropriations process with controversial policy riders sets the stage for a replay of the...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
A Navy Veteran Is Determined to Find His Own Way Through PTSD—Without VA Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.
