Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new model policy on transgenderism in schools is set to overturn policies that rejected parent’s rights.
A Veterans Affairs employee who assaulted a Vietnam veteran at one of the VA’s outpatient facilities in Atlanta, Georgia, was fired, Breitbart News has learned.
Banks is calling on the VA to discipline an employee who posted a patient’s medical record in an attempt to mock and shame him.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) used Critical Race Theory language in its plan for vaccine allocation, citing “social injustices” to justify prioritizing people based on the color of their skin, citing the “lifetime social disadvantages experienced by persons of color,” as revealed by documents obtained by Judicial Watch via an April 14, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Hundreds of veterans have experienced “serious” adverse reactions to the Chinese coronavirus vaccines, including cardiac arrest, strokes, and pulmonary embolisms, as revealed by documents obtained by Judicial Watch via an April 14, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Joe Biden’s Department of Veteran’s Affairs is warning that California’s “net neutrality” law, which came into effect yesterday, will cut off veterans around the country from access to a key health app.
Ocasio-Cortez is catching flak for her recent comments on the Department of Veterans Affairs, which she suggested was not broken.
The Senate on Monday evening confirmed Robert Wilkie as the next secretary of Veterans Affairs in a largely bipartisan 86-9 vote.
A veteran disgruntled with the Department of Veterans Affairs set himself on fire Tuesday in front of the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta, according to state police officials.
Guido Filippone has already raised nearly $14,000 since May 16 for the remaining medical costs of a World War II veteran he met in his local Veterans Affairs (VA) office parking lot.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin criticized the “decision-makers” within the bureaucracy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as lacking experience with the challenges faced by military veterans transitioning to civilian life. She made her remarks during a Tuesday interview with SiriusXM host Rebecca Mansour on Breitbart News Tonight.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” former VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin argued that the IG report and stories about his trip to England were part of a strategy by political appointees in the VA to eliminate him. Shulkin denied that
During an interview on Thursday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” former VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin stated that he agrees with President Trump’s dissatisfaction with the VA’s pace and the president “has the right to have the secretary that
On Thursday’s “Deadline: White House,” former Obama White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina stated that newly-nominated VA Secretary Dr. Ronny Jackson is “one of the single nicest human beings you will ever meet, and perhaps the worst Cabinet
During a speech on Wednesday, President Trump stated that he “made some changes” because he was unhappy with “the speed with which our veterans were taken care of.” Trump said, “[W]e’ve made a lot of progress with the veterans, but
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was remorseful on Thursday, promising to pay back parts of his taxpayer-funded travel to Europe last year, which included sightseeing with his wife.
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) called on Veterans Affairs Secretary David Sulkin to resign Wednesday over a new inspector general’s report that found Shulkin spent taxpayer funds on his wife’s travel to Europe last summer, and that his staff misled an ethics inquiry.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) extended warm wishes to members of the military during the holiday season and touted work done by Democrats on behalf of veterans and troops. Transcript as Follows: “Season’s Greetings troops! I’m
Over 1.5 million wreaths will be placed at veterans’ resting sites this weekend across 1,400 cemeteries by Wreaths Across America, a charitable organization founded by Karen Worcester.
A veterans hospital in Miami, Florida, was so filthy it required a deep clean and fumigation after the area failed an October safety and sanitation inspection. The inspection report, obtained by the Miami Herald, found evidence of “grimy drawers and storage
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) argued against privatizing the VA, saying it would be “not just expensive. It’s a shirking of our responsibility as a nation. It’s a breaking of a promise to our veterans. And
ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown broadcaster Randy Moss caused a bit of a stir with an oddly phrased launch into politics while trying to praise the Hurricane Harvey relief campaign ramrodded by Houston Texans player J.J. Watt.
Dan Caldwell, director of policy for Concerned Veterans for America, spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Thursday regarding President Trump’s call for unity in his speech at the American Legion National Convention and his signing of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act.
Veterans Affairs (VA) is a mess of a government agency and too often abuses the rights and interests of veterans it is supposed to protect.
Judicial Watch has taken the lead in trying to highlight the government’s misconduct and misuse of a 388-acre parcel of land in Los Angeles, originally intended to serve the needs of veterans.
Beginning the day after this Fourth of July, veterans with other-than-honorable (OTH) administrative discharges from military service — or what’s often called “bad paper” — can soon receive emergency mental health care from a VA emergency room, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin announced Tuesday.
President Donald Trump, in a room filled with veterans and veterans advocates, signed a law that will give the Veterans Affairs secretary more power to remove failing employees and protect whistleblowers. “Our veterans have fulfilled their duty to this nation
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) David Shulkin discussed with Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM on Thursday his efforts to reform that notoriously troubled agency.
Country superstar Brad Paisley says the title track for his new album Love and War is meant to send a powerful message about how we need to do a better job of taking care of America’s veterans.
Congressman Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Thursday regarding the VA Accountability First Act, which is being supported by fifteen major veteran’s service organizations. Roe penned
Every Democrat joined every Republican in voting to confirm Dr. David Shulkin as the next man to run the Department of Veterans Affairs in a 100-0 vote.
President-elect Donald J. Trump named Dr. David J. Shulkin as his nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs at his Wednesday press conference at Manhattan’s Trump Tower.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had been aware of, but did nothing about, the mental problems afflicting Esteban Santiago Ruiz before he attacked Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale international airport.
Esteban Santiago Ruiz, the gunman who killed five and injured six in Fort Lauderdale Airport last week, had previously booked a flight to New York on December 31, but he canceled the flight and flew to Florida instead.
During Friday’s GOP Weekly Address, Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) “Politicians come and go, but the service of our veterans is an unbroken chain.” And “far too often in recent years, the stories we hear [from veterans] are ones of struggle.”
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to give the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs more authority to hold employees accountable for poor performance or misconduct. The bill would also strengthen whistleblower protections and includes restricting and recouping bonus awards, including from those who retaliate against them. An employee who is convicted of a felony in connection with their job duties could have their pension reduced.
The German Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum has said that he will resign his post and return to Germany because he didn’t like Britain’s referendum result.
New statistics released by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week indicate that 20 veterans committed suicide per day in 2014. That figure, just marginally less than a previous estimate, has raised concerns about the degree and quality of mental health care America’s veterans receive.
Maybe even more than Christmas, the 4th of July might be America’s favorite holiday.
The funeral for 91-year-old Serina Vine, a formerly homeless veteran with no known relatives, was supposed to be attended by only four people.
