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Why privatizing the VA won't do much to help veterans
You don’t often see Donald Trump pull a punch, but he did it last week. Trump spent his entire campaign deeply angered by how the government treats veterans, particularly regarding their medical...
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We finally have a better idea of what Trump plans to do for military veterans
A competition between ideas to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs that’s patterned after the TV reality game show “Shark Tank.” A searchable, Yelp-style website that rates and ranks VA medical...
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The VA wants to scrap an ethics rule protecting veterans from for-profit...
An ethics law that prohibits Department of Veterans Affairs employees from receiving money or owning a stake in for-profit colleges that rake in millions in G.I. Bill tuition has “illogical and...
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US veterans may be dying from a slow-killing parasite they picked up while...
HERALD, West Virginia — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been...
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Trump administration backtracks on cuts to program helping homeless veterans...
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said last week that the VA would end one of its two veterans' homeless programs.The money would go to local VA hospitals that would decide how to spend...
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The government shutdown will mean big changes for military members and veterans
The federal government shut down at midnight on Saturday because Congress could not reach a funding deal.The shutdown will have a large impact on the military.Active duty personnel will remain on the...
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The American Legion says Trump's parade money would be better spent on veterans
The American Legion said in a statement Thursday that money that will be spent on an upcoming military parade “would be better spent fully funding the Department of Veteran Affairs and giving our...
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David Petraeus is calling on Congress to fulfill its 'sacred obligation' to...
Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus urged Congress in an interview with Fox News on Monday to make good on its “sacred obligation” to support the growing number of veterans sickened by exposure to burn...
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The VA was given millions to help combat veteran suicide, but it hasn't done...
The Veterans Administration spent less than 1% of the $6.2 million set aside for suicide prevention outreach programs, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.The most...
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A 2020 candidate who served in the Marines says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and...
Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 presidential candidate, said he disagrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's and President Donald Trump's arguments that the Department of...
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8 ways the coronavirus is more dangerous for veterans
The coronavirus pandemic has hit different communities with different levels of severity.Among the hardest hit are veterans, who are particularly susceptible to both health and economic threats posed...
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