Tag: Veterans

Donald Odum, left, junior vice president of the Onslow Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, and Michael Rooney look over the memorial in Jacksonville, N.C., Friday afternoon, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, Maria Sestito)

Obama: US must do more to care for veterans

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 10:08 am

FILE - In this May 1, 2014 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to reporters at the Pentagon. Hagel said in an interview broadcast Friday that the focus of an investigation into alleged delayed treatments and deaths in the Veterans Administration's health care system should be to "fix the problem" rather than fire VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Sec. Hagel : Accountability needed in VA system

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 5:46 pm

With Scandal Comes Opportunity

Geoffrey Norman · May 23, 2014 5:33 pm

America: Medical and welfare welcome mat to the rest of the world, while leavings its best and bravest veterans to languish in hospital lounges, die waiting for appointments, and compete for jobs and educational opportunities against illegal border-crossers, document fakers, visa violators and deportation evaders. (Thinkstock)

How America treats illegal aliens vs. veterans

Michelle Malkin · May 23, 2014 5:12 pm

ÃÂ Cosmopolitan Magazine published a 1945 story headlinedÃÂ "The Veteran Betrayed."

Beltway Confidential

Cosmo’s editors were focused on other things in 1945

Mark Tapscott · May 23, 2014 3:44 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill on Thursday before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

House takes action on Veterans Affairs scandal as Obama hesitates

Susan Ferrechio · May 23, 2014 1:00 pm

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks with the news media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shinseki would be granted more authority to fire or demote senior executives under a bill headed to the House floor. The measure comes as pressure builds on Capitol Hill to overhaul the beleaguered agency in response to allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Veteran health care woes become campaign issue

Matthew Daly · May 22, 2014 10:53 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki arrives on Capitol Hill earlier this month to testify before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Key House Republican calls for Eric Shinseki to resign

Sean Lengell · May 22, 2014 10:18 pm

President Obama waves to people who greeted him after arriving at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., on Thursday.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Examiner Editorial: The buck never stops with Obama but the credit always does

Washington Examiner · May 22, 2014 9:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Memo to Politico: Where was CNN on Aug. 20, 2012?

Mark Tapscott · May 22, 2014 9:46 pm

More than 3,000 military veterans were found waiting for an appointment with a primary care physician in the Phoenix VA system, with 1,700 left in limbo by being excluded from an electronic waiting list, an inspector general has found. (Thinkstock Image)

Beltway Confidential

Veterans Affairs employees union fears veterans will get care elsewhere because of scandal

Joel Gehrke · May 22, 2014 8:59 pm

Beltway Confidential

Nancy Pelosi blames George W. Bush for Veterans Affairs scandal

Joel Gehrke · May 22, 2014 6:09 pm