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Staff at the VA's Cleveland medical center destroyed records into the death of a patient to avoid unwanted publicity, then punished a whistleblower and put her under surveillance after she revealed lapses in the patient's care, the woman charged in a recent complaint. (Associated Press)

VA destroyed records, punished whistleblower in patient death, complaint alleges

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Congress had said the VA's ability to send out the cards on time was a key test for the Obama administration and Secretary Bob McDonald (above), whom the president tapped to replace Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. (Associated Press)

VA misses deadline for Choice Cards

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Moran received $1,500 through a FedBid PAC, but his office said political donations played no role in his request to reinstate a Veterans Affairs policy. (Associated Press)

Jim Moran pressured VA on behalf of reverse-auction contractor FedBid

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

The St. Louis VA Medical Center has come under scrutiny after the former chief of psychiatry said too many mental health patients must wait for treatment. President Obama and some of his supporters in Congress signaled their next goal may be a boost in funding for the troubled department's health care services.
(Associated Press)

Veterans want better management, say more money at VA is not the answer

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a &quot;serious conversation&quot; with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

EDITORIAL: The Shinseki example

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at her weekly news briefing Friday, May 9, 2014, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. House Democrats stand deeply divided over whether to participate in a Republican-led investigation of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, with Pelosi calling the newest probe a "political stunt." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi: Firing Shinseki is ‘easy’ way out

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This May 15, 2014, file photo shows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will allow more veterans to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics. Shinseki announced the change Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

1,700 vets not on official wait list at Phoenix VA facility, preliminary report finds

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Illustration on Sec. Shinseki and problems with the VA by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

KEENE: Getting to the root of the VA breakdown

By David Keene - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric Holder pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, before the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bipartisan calls increase for Holder to investigate ‘level of criminality’ in VA scandal

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki continues to face questions about patient wait lists and calls for his resignation. The Obama administration was warned about "systemic" VA problems in 2008. (associated press)

HUMPHRIES: Liberal Bully of the Week: VA chief Eric K. Shinseki

By Rusty Humphries

** FILE ** Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

Sen. Richard Durbin: Firing Eric Shinseki won’t solve VA problems

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, following his meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. The White House moved Wednesday to address the growing furor over allegations of misconduct at the Department of Veterans Affairs, summoning VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to an Oval Office meeting, hours before the House was scheduled to vote on a bill that would grant the secretary more authority to fire or demote senior executives. &#160; (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama on VA allegations: ‘It is disgraceful, and I will not tolerate it’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney listens during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House sends mixed signals on when Obama learned of VA problems

By Ben Wolfgang and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama autographs a banner while visiting a wounded service member at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., June 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Obama warned about VA wait-time problems during 2008 transition

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

EDITORIAL: VA shamefully keeping veterans waiting

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

WANTING ANSWERS: Veterans attend a Senate committee hearing this week investigating reports of long wait times at Veterans Affairs health care facilities across the country. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki (foreground) said he is "mad as hell" and won't leave his post until he completes his mission or is fired by President Obama. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Special to the Washington Times)

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki is ‘mad as hell’ about allegations

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says a leadership change may help resolve what he calls &quot;dysfunction&quot; at the Department of Veterans Affairs, following allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at the veterans' hospital in Phoenix. McConnell says the tenure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is &quot;embarrassing&quot; and that the agency is in &quot;a stunning period of dysfunction.&quot; McConnell isn't calling for Shinseki to step down, but says a change in leadership &quot;might be a good thing.&quot;(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Eric Shinseki subpoenaed by House Veterans Affairs Committee

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

"By the department's own count, the deaths of at least 23 veterans throughout the country have been linked to delays in VA medical care," said Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, who is calling for an overhaul. (Associated Press)

Veterans wait longer for care at hospitals than civilian patients

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) at his office on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Calls mounting to oust VA chief Eric Shinseki

By Kelly Riddell and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times