Tag: Veterans

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Our other national debt

Washington Examiner · May 22, 2015 2:00 pm

"This isn't run of the mill incompetence," Boehner said. "It's arrogance that allows our vets to be lied to and ignored and, frankly, to die." (Getty Image)

‘What the hell happened?’: Boehner demands VA reform plan from Obama

Susan Ferrechio · May 20, 2015 5:08 pm

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signs autographs following a town hall meeting, Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Could disavowing Iraq War hurt GOP with vets?

David M. Drucker · May 18, 2015 3:37 pm

Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., has been critical of the VA's efforts to implement the Veterans Choice Program. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

House hearing to probe underused Veterans Choice Program

Susan Ferrechio · May 11, 2015 7:43 pm

New evidence of mismanagement and delays in veterans' healthcare has piled up. (iStock)

Has anything improved at Veterans Affairs?

Brian Hughes · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

National Security

Thousands gather for WWII tribute and flyover

Tara Copp · May 8, 2015 8:21 pm

The group's report said if the 19 states that haven't expanded Medicaid coverage hold to that position in 2017, it would leave 604,000 veterans without coverage. (AP Photo)

Veterans Affairs hospital threatens staff whistleblowers with $20,000 fine

Luke Rosiak · April 30, 2015 9:00 am

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden cheer on the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride as they take a couple laps around the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2015, in celebration of the eighth annual Soldier Ride. A cycling event to help Wounded Warriors restore their physical and emotional well-being, the Soldier Ride also raises awareness of our nation's Wounded Warriors who battle the physical and psychological damages of war. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Drunken Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members taunt, spit on wounded warriors

Tara Copp · April 25, 2015 7:35 pm

Richard Griffin, who resigned as the State Department's security chief in November 2007 amidst the scandal involving Blackwater security guards, now sits as the head of the VA Office of the Inspector General. (AP Photo)

Head of accountability at VA forced out of previous role for deadly failures

Luke Rosiak · April 24, 2015 9:00 am

Construction managers accompany members of the media during a tour of the new Veterans Administration hospital complex, which is under construction, in Aurora, Colo., just east of downtown Denver, Saturday April 18, 2015. Plumbers, electricians and drywall installers are still at work on the budget-busting Denver veterans hospital, even as the Veterans Affairs Department tries to coax another $830 million from Congress to finish the project, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

VA panel evaluating disastrous Denver project lacks construction expertise

Luke Rosiak · April 21, 2015 10:55 am

Remember these names Ã¢â¬" and look for them to shape our politics in the years to come. (AP Photo)

New Voices for 2015

Jimmy Soni · April 20, 2015 9:00 am

Most troubling was the concern about the potential motivation for why a liver doctor might perform a lung surgery that didn't appear to be needed. (Getty)

Patient died after VA doc and resident wife did unneeded procedure; then doc was promoted

Luke Rosiak · April 17, 2015 9:00 am