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Topic: Department of Veterans Affairs

The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen on August 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Trump plans to gut the VA

Russell Payne
Donald Trump; Mar-A-Lago (Getty/Gary Gershoff/Shutterstock)

Inside Trump's VA

Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica
Donald Trump, Mike Pence (Reuters/Carlo Allegri)

Profit, incompetence delayed N95 masks

J. David McSwane - ProPublica
(AP/Getty/Salon)

Reopening may put veterans at risk

Hamilton Nolan - In These Times
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Trump’s VA firing spree falters in court

Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica
(AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump attacks McCain over his funeral

Shira Tarlo
FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. There are an estimated 21.6 million veterans in the United States. Among them, nearly 9 million are enrolled in health care provided by the VA. About 4.3 million veterans get disability compensation from the VA and nearly 900,000 have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. A 2014 law signed by President Barack Obama aimed to alleviate delays many veterans faced in getting treatment at VA hospitals and clinics and end the widespread practice of fake wait lists that covered up long waits for veterans seeking health care. Two years later, many of the problems remain.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Trump's VA angers lawmakers, veterans

Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica
FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

VA Rulers sway contracts and budgeting

Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica
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Ronny Jackson; Donald Trump (AP/Alex Brandon/Evan Vucci/Salon)

Trump barely backs Ronny Jackson for VA

Charlie May
(Getty/Nicholas Kamm/Terriana)

King Donald and his courtiers

Heather Digby Parton
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How VA privatization hurts vets

Matthew Rozsa
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

VA pick shows priorities

Matthew Rozsa
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Can a long walk heal these veterans?

Chris White
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump's mixed message to vets

Sophia Tesfaye
Tammy Duckworth (AP/M. Spencer Green)

GOP's insult to vet

Brendan Gauthier
VA Secretary Robert McDonald (US Department of Veterans Affairs)

VA's Brian Williams problem

Luke Brinker
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John Brennan (AP/Charles Dharapak)

"I was too trusting"

Simon Maloy
Eric Shinseki (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

The overlooked Shinseki lesson

Joan Walsh
This May 15, 2014 file photo shows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Julie Pace, Pauline Jelinek
Chris Hayes (AP/Virginia Sherwood/Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Chris Hayes' VA accountability

Simon Maloy
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Jon Soltz (Reuters/Larry Downing)

Partisan politics at its worst

Elias Isquith
Sarah Palin (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Palin says Obama's "lazy"

Elias Isquith
Rush Limbaugh (AP/Julie Smith)

The right's sad VA hypocrisy

Joan Walsh
Rush Limbaugh (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)

Limbaugh transcends Godwin

Elias Isquith
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