Jun 27 Sen. Joe Manchin says commission tasked with downsizing veterans facilities to be dismantled By John Raby, Associated Press Manchin says there is bipartisan support to avoid filling vacancies on the VA's Assets and Infrastructure Review Commission and to end the commission in the next National Defense Authorization Act. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Jen Psaki says Americans ‘can’t get numb’ to unemployment numbers By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will holds a news briefing March 4 alongside Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 6:39 Reports highlight failures of the VA’s health system during the pandemic The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs operates the nation's biggest hospital system, serving millions of former service members around the county. But according to a series of investigative reports in ProPublica, that system has suffered badly during the pandemic, and… Continue watching
Dec 10 Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA By Julie Pace, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He is also nominating Denis McDonough, who was Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs… Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee holds hearing on VA’s COVID-19 response By Candice Norwood The VA has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a coronavirus vaccine distribution plan, which is expected to begin this month. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Lawmakers examine VA response to health concerns of veterans deployed to Uzbekistan By Candice Norwood Servicemembers deployed to the base during that time say they were exposed to toxic materials that have led to serious illnesses such as cancer. Continue reading
May 15 VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets By Hope Yen, Associated Press The Department of Veterans Affairs says that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients were now taking it. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 9:47 What the Dept. of Veterans Affairs is doing to expand care and reduce veteran suicides The Department of Veterans Affairs recently launched a major expansion aimed to improve veteran health care by opening up access to private doctors. But critics say the program offloads government responsibility to the private sector. Judy Woodruff sits down with… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 8:40 ‘Shadow leadership’ is wielding vast influence at Veterans Affairs, report says A new report questions how the Veterans Affairs Department is being run in the Trump administration. ProPublica says the VA has three "shadow rulers," three men who have never served in the U.S. military or government but have outsize influence… Continue watching
Apr 26 VA nominee Ronny Jackson withdraws from consideration By Associated Press White House doctor Ronny Jackson is withdrawing from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary. Jackson says "false allegations" against him have become a distraction. Continue reading