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The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Trump cans thousands of ‘probationary’ federal workers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Rules Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Republicans push for more oversight of VA budget after projected funding shortfall

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republicans want VA attorney reprimanded for antisemitic comments

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Vietnam vet pretended to be blind for 35 years; stole $1.3 million in disability

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump with German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump demands Sen. Tester resign after VA fight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a Senate office building after meeting individually with some members of the committee that would vet him for the post, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Donald Trump defends VA pick Ronny Jackson amid Capitol Hill questions

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Donald Trump signs vets bill to keep veterans choice program afloat

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

McCaskill plan to help vets exposed to mustard gas passes

By SUMMER BALLENTINE - Associated Press

Workers toil on one of the buildings on the campus of the Veterans Administration hospital under construction Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Aurora, Colo. The United States Justice Department has declined to prosecute Veterans Affairs Department executives after lawmakers accused two of them of misleading Congress about massive cost overruns at the Aurora construction site. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

APNewsBreak: No prosecution in over-budget veterans hospital

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

Workers toil on one of the buildings on the campus of the Veterans Administration hospital under construction Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Aurora, Colo. The United States Justice Department has declined to prosecute Veterans Affairs Department executives after lawmakers accused two of them of misleading Congress about massive cost overruns at the Aurora construction site. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

APNewsBreak: No perjury prosecution over costly VA hospital

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

A recent poll found that veterans favor Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Associated Press)

Veterans prefer Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 9 points: survey

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 29, 2014 file photo, Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans remain in charge of the House, but it won’t be the same Republicans leading many committees. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is poised to run the chamber for the fifth straight year, but nine committees are getting new heads, providing an opportunity for fresh faces to make an impact on issues such as defense, government spending and taxes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

VA refusing to comply with Congress on transparency, reforms, lawmakers say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Obama met with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald at the Phoenix VA Medical Center on March 15. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Veterans Affairs problems wait for improvement, Congress prime-time hearing will reveal

By Jacqueline Klimas and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald says the "I CARE" principles "focus our minds on our mission of caring and thereby guide our actions toward service to others." "I CARE" stands for integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence. (Associated Press)

VA ‘I CARE’ slogan slammed by veterans, employees as mockery of reform

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington is seen here on June 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

VA added to ‘high-risk’ agency list: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on Nov. 7, 2014. The Veterans Affairs Department says it is creating a single regional framework that divides the sprawling agency into five clearly marked regions. The new framework is part of a larger reorganization that VA leaders say will bring a singular focus on customer service to an agency that serves 22 million veterans. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

VA touts new map with few details as positive step forward

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald (Associated Press)

VA overhaul fails to please veterans advocates calling for mass firings

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican (left), and Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, have a tentative deal on legislation to make the VA more accountable and recruit more doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, a statement said. (Associated Press photographs)

Bernard Sanders, Jeff Miller to announce VA reform deal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This June 18, 2014, file photo shows acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

VA Secretary Sloan Gibson to testify before Congress next week

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

VA ignored complaints, did nothing to address problems: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times