Tag: Veterans

"While gun control is not the answer, the best and most effective path forward, I believe, is one that safeguards our schools from becoming "soft targets," or areas with little to stand in the way of someone with bad intentions," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mark Meadows proposes $1.5B to boost school safety after Florida shooting

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 6:52 pm

Veterans Affairs Department employees broke agency rules by failing to report more than 100 safety breaches at a Washington, D.C., VA medical center, the inspector general said in a report. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Dirty needles and wasteful spending: Watchdog finds massive failures at DC VA hospital

Sarah Bedford · March 7, 2018 3:33 pm

Meghan McCain, co-host of "The View" and daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been a vocal critic of President Trump, much like her father. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision for Participant Media/AP Images)

Meghan McCain: Trump not apologizing to my father is ‘dumb politics’

Naomi Lim · March 7, 2018 3:42 am

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix is seen in this file photo from April 28, 2014. Among other problems, a recent Joint Commission report said that the hospital's medication workroom in oncology was "unclean and cluttered, the sink and faucet contained sediments, and a medication bottle inside the cabinet was sticky," increasing the risk of contamination of medications. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix VA cited for leaving chemicals, other dangerous items near veterans with mental health problems

Eric Hannel · March 6, 2018 8:28 pm

Amber Smith served in the 101st Airborne in Iraq and Afghanistan and was an air mission commander of an OH-58 Delta Kiowa Warrior. (Courtesy photo)

Amber’s War: Former Army helicopter pilot is on a mission to fight military stereotypes

Jamie McIntyre · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

"This is an appropriate time to take a knee, not while the national anthem is being played," Brady, R-Texas, said on social media. "You stand, place your right hand over your heart and thank God you live in the USA. #NationalAnthemDay." (Photo courtesy of Rep. Kevin Brady via Twitter)

Texas Rep. Kevin Brady marks National Anthem Day by showing the ‘appropriate’ time to take a knee

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 9:36 pm

Until Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security had been unwilling to lift a deportation order on Elia Crawford, who is married to a Army Special Forces veteran. (iStock)

DHS offers to dismiss deportation proceedings against wife of Army Special Forces veteran: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · March 2, 2018 3:05 am

Former President George H.W. Bush organized the last major military parade in the U.S. along Constitution Avenue following the American victory in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

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Trump may be in France when ‘grand military parade’ is planned to happen

Diana Stancy Correll · March 2, 2018 12:28 am

Elia Crawford, who is married to a Army Special Forces veteran, learned she was up for deportation after she tried to complete paperwork that would allow her to seek legal residency. (screenshot)

Wife of Army Special Forces veteran could be deported: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · March 1, 2018 5:40 am

David Shulkin has rejected calls to resign after allegations he misused taxpayer funds and misled the Department of Veterans Affairs about an 11-day trip to Europe. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Top VA official asked congressional aide to urge lawmakers to call for David Shulkin’s resignation: Report

Melissa Quinn · February 28, 2018 11:53 pm

A VA whistleblower says President Trump needs to intervene to help ensure that veterans poisoned at Camp Lejeune get the medical care they need.

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VA whistleblower: Veterans poisoned at Camp Lejeune need Trump’s help getting care

Scott Davis · February 27, 2018 3:00 pm

President Trump has directed the Pentagon to organize the parade for Veterans Day, according to a memo written by national security adviser H.R. McMaster. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump tells Pentagon to plan military parade for Veterans Day: Report

Caitlin Yilek · February 24, 2018 3:46 pm