Ukrainian war veterans swim the Bosphorus strait in a triumph over their war injuries
ISTANBUL — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across…
Veterans’ voices shape a report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons and impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that their experience was not only hell,…
Iowa caucus debacle: App was made by Clinton campaign veterans’ firm
On a tense, chaotic night, with the eyes of the nation trained on the Iowa caucuses, that state’s Democratic Party was counting on a new…
US doctors, veterans urge Trump to end Israel support as hunger grips Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Washington, DC – Josephine Guilbeau’s voice remained steady as it rose with anger and frustration outside the United States Capitol while she described the Israeli-imposed…
Labor officials announce veterans employment training resources
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., presents D-Day veteran retired Army Sgt. John Wardell with a Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at the…
VA shifts layoff plans, but questions persist over veterans’ care
1 of 3 | Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins prays with 72-year-old Vietnam-era Army veteran Brenda Sue Jordan at the Lexington, Ky., VA…
Veterans’ advocates warn of low morale amid L.A. military deployment
Ever since President Trump seized control of the California National Guard and deployed thousands of troops to Los Angeles, calls from distressed soldiers and their…
France honours veterans on 81st anniversary of D-Day
Thousands gathered in Normandy for the 81st D-Day anniversary, honouring the WWII invasion. Source link
Veterans Affairs’ health, benefits app passes 3 million downloads
1 of 2 | The Department of Veterans Affairs, headquartered in Washington, D.C., announced its Health and Benefits mobile app has achieved more than 3…
Did Hakeem Jeffries overstate share of veterans using food stamps? | Food News
EXPLAINEREvidence shows Jeffries’s statement that about 20 percent of veteran households rely on food stamps is mostly false.By Louis Jacobson│PolitiFactPublished On 13 May 202513 May 2025The…
Trump order envisions housing veterans in West L.A. center
President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a center for homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles…
Veterans Administration partners with nonprofits to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
May 1 (UPI) -- The Veterans Administration will partner with a trio of nonprofits to honor veterans interred in the VA's national cemeteries, the administration…
Veterans Affairs asks employees to report ‘anti-Christian bias’ for investigation by new task force
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is establishing a task force to investigate employee reports of alleged anti-Christian bias among their colleagues, part of a broader…
Sexual misconduct allegations cast shadow on nonprofit that works with colleges to help injured veterans
WASHINGTON — Jon Monett, a former science official at the CIA who has been compared to the technical genius Q in the James Bond spy movies and…
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts
WASHINGTON — As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military…
Veterans Affairs to phase out gender dysphoria medical treatments
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins announced Monday the VA will phase out medical treatments for gender dysphoria to comply with President Donald Trump's "Defending…
Veterans speak out on Trump administration plans to cut the VA budget
NORFOLK, Va. — Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He…
Trump to cut 80,000 workers from Veterans Affairs, memo says
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired…
Trump White House adviser Habba critical of fired federal employees, including veterans
President Donald Trump listens as attorney Alina Habba speaks at at Trump Tower in New York City on September 6, 2024. Habba on Tuesday said…
California House Democrat introduces bill to reinstate veterans fired from federal government under Trump
WASHINGTON — A freshman Democratic congressman is introducing a bill to protect the jobs of veterans working for the U.S. government amid mass firings by the Trump…