Tag: Veterans

Trump camp: Veteran fundraiser raised less than originally announced

Al Weaver · May 20, 2016 7:23 pm

"The VA 'reform' bill as it stands today should not be rammed through Congress without real accountability reforms being added to it," Rubio said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Rubio blasts union involvement in VA reform bill

Sarah Bedford · May 17, 2016 9:08 pm

President Obama plans to pay homage to Vietnam War veterans when visits that country next week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

Obama will honor U.S. vets of the Vietnam war on trip

Nicole Duran · May 16, 2016 7:08 pm

At the hospital, "roaches routinely crawl across kitchen countertops and have ended up in veterans' food." (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Lawmaker fights cockroach infestation at VA hospital

Sarah Bedford · May 13, 2016 9:26 pm

In this Feb. 9, 2016 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate removes limits on VA employee bonuses before controversial vote

Sarah Bedford · May 13, 2016 7:24 pm

Data is old because the figures only represent suicide numbers reported from 21 states from 1999-2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

VA relied on five-year old suicide data

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2016 4:28 pm

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., left, speaks to members of the media on April 24, 2015, following a Senate delegation tour of the over-budget Veterans Administration hospital complex, which is under construction, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo)

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · May 9, 2016 4:01 am

"The men and women of our military put their lives on the line to protect our country, our freedoms, and our way of life, and I strongly believe we must fulfill our promise to take care of them when they return," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

Families lobby for IVF benefit for wounded troops

Jacqueline Klimas · May 7, 2016 4:01 am

"All I can say is, I'm deeply concerned about the legislation that is now being formed." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

McCain slams upcoming veterans affairs bill

Sarah Bedford · May 6, 2016 10:02 pm

First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden touted the positive veteran employment news on the fifth anniversary of their Joining Forces initiative. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

White House: Vet jobless rate less than national average

Susan Crabtree · May 5, 2016 2:11 pm

Whistleblower: Veterans ‘died at the hands’ of Russ Feingold

Joel Gehrke · May 3, 2016 6:42 pm

"The Establishment Clause does not require that you remove Bibles from the Missing Man Table displays," James Lankford and Randy Forbes wrote in a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald. (AP Photo)

VA removes Bibles from Vietnam memorials in clinics

Joel Gehrke · April 29, 2016 4:26 pm