Tag: Veterans

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb stands with inmates in the HUMV unit of the county jail. (Photo: Pinal County Sheriff's Office)

National Security

Separate housing for veterans in jail becomes a national trend

Todd Shepherd · November 19, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, whose efforts to transform the agency have earned him a spot in President Trump's good graces, said a reflection on the VA's failures is the first step toward fixing a department Trump has called a "disaster." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

David Shulkin: Fixing VA ‘a matter of national security’

Sarah Bedford · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin Shulkin was among a handful of administration officials who faced scrutiny of their taxpayer-funded travel this fall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VA head David Shulkin: Biased reporters ‘make our jobs harder here in Washington’

Sarah Bedford · November 17, 2017 3:43 pm

Democrats zero in on healthcare with amendments to Senate tax bill

Joseph Lawler · November 16, 2017 1:26 am

"That's what it looks like to be an activist coming out of the NFL," Mast said of Pat Tillman, rather than protesting "during the most important moment of that entire game when everybody comes together." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Veteran lawmaker Brian Mast: NFL player protest ‘really pisses me off’

Naomi Lim · November 12, 2017 8:13 pm

"Working with [Veterans Affairs Secretary David] Shulkin, we've made the Department of Veterans Affairs already more efficient, effective, and accountable," Vice President Mike Pence said. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Mike Pence: Veterans Affairs ‘more efficient, effective, and accountable’ under Trump

Eddie Scarry · November 11, 2017 5:52 pm

Mementos, including a worn pair of boots, have been replaced after the wall was cleaned at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Washington.

WATCH LIVE: Vice President Mike Pence participates in Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony and delivers remarks

Washington Examiner Staff · November 11, 2017 4:12 pm

Protesters chanted, "No Moore," as Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore arrived at Vestavia Hills, which is south of Birmingham, Ala., for a Veterans Day event. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Watch: Protesters chant ‘No Moore’ as Roy Moore arrives at Veterans Day event

Daniel Chaitin · November 11, 2017 3:27 pm

U.S. Air Force retired Col. James L. Wolfe, front, salutes stands with other veterans during the national anthem before a Veterans Day parade in Dallas, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Beltway Confidential

Happy Veterans Day — especially to the men

Nicole Russell · November 11, 2017 2:13 pm

Vice President Mike Pence, with his wife Karen Pence, foreground and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke clean a portion of the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pence, Ryan Zinke wash Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to mark Veterans Day

Daniel Chaitin · November 11, 2017 1:56 pm

Let us honor our courageous veterans not only by memory, but by actively applying their example to our daily lives. (iStock by Getty Images)

Veterans are America’s rallying point of unity

Tim Holbert · November 11, 2017 5:01 am

The public wants to treat veterans right, no matter what the outcome of last week's elections or next year's elections. (iStock by Getty Images)

Honor veterans by demanding that Washington keep its promises to them

Washington Examiner · November 11, 2017 5:01 am