May 23 Watch News Wrap: Ousted Thai prime minister detained by military By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Thailand’s ousted prime minister was detained and 150 political leaders were barred from leaving the country. In response, the U.S. suspended $3.5 million in military aid to Thailand. Also, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told CBS… Continue watching
May 23 Why 2014 might not be a done deal for Republicans By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Two names that could stop the Republican Senate takeover: Pryor and Begich Three more arrested in Mississippi in Cochran case Democratic candidates turn on Shinseki Castro’s turn in the national spotlight The GOP’s narrow… Continue reading
May 22 VA health care delays become campaign issue By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The growing furor over veterans' health care moved to the political campaigns Thursday as congressional candidates from both parties called for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to be fired. Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging Republican Senate… Continue reading
May 21 Watch Why is it so hard for some veterans to get care from the VA? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 21 Any misconduct at the VA will be punished, Obama says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at Veterans Affairs hospitals are "dishonorable" and will be not be tolerated by his administration. Continue reading
May 16 Watch News Wrap: Top VA health official resigns after testimony By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Dr. Robert Petzel, the top health official at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has resigned. He testified Thursday before a Senate panel on the department's failures to provide adequate care for veterans. Also, the Department… Continue watching
May 16 Top veterans’ health official resigns over falsified records scandal By Pauline Jelinek, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he has accepted the resignation of Robert Petzel, the department's undersecretary for health care. Shinseki had asked for the resignation, a department official later said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to… Continue reading
May 16 Congress grows impatient for answers on veterans’ deaths By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Patience is wearing thin in Congress as lawmakers confront allegations of treatment delays and falsified patient-appointment reports at health centers run by the Veterans Affairs Department. A former clinic director says dozens of veterans died while awaiting treatment… Continue reading
May 15 Watch VA Secretary Shinseki grilled by Senate panel over failures to provide care By PBS News Hour Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki appeared in front of a Senate panel to defend his agency against accusations that a V.A. hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, falsified scheduling reports, and that up to 40 veterans died awaiting treatment. Senators on both… Continue watching
May 15 VA head Shinseki: ‘We must do better’ By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he is angry and saddened by allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at a Phoenix veterans hospital. "Any adverse event for a veteran within our care is one too many," Shinseki said in… Continue reading