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Misplaced priorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs are hurting veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to serve the urgent needs of U.S. veterans due to chronic understaffing, long waits for health care, a six-figure backlog of benefit claims, and an ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Is Department of Veterans Affairs care really ‘scandalously substandard’?
VA, certainly, is not perfect. The department has issues — but, as a former secretary of Veterans Affairs, I am convinced the health care VA provides veterans is better than most other Americans ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert FHealth - ABC News - November 14 -
Trump picks former Rep. Doug Collins for veterans affairs secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said that he will nominate Doug Collins, a former Georgia lawmaker, to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs in his administration.Politics - NBC News - November 15 -
Honoring women, the "forgotten" Vietnam veterans on Veterans Day
About 7,000 U.S. women served overseas as nurses during the Vietnam War. These veterans are working to ensure their contributions are honored on Veterans' Day 2024.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
The History of Veterans Day
The holiday, which originally marked the end of World War I, was broadened in the 1950s to honor all veterans.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Veteran-Owned Businesses Are on the Rise
More veterans started businesses last year, according to a recent report — and in one sector in particular.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
Virginia au pair pleads guilty to manslaughter in gruesome double murder
A Virginia au pair has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the 2023 murders of her employer's wife and another man.Top stories - ABC News - October 29 -
Our Daughter Is Having an Affair With a Married Man. How Do We Stop It?
A 20-something woman who lives with her parents has incurred their disappointment by continuing an affair with her former boss. Since she won’t end things, should they tell the man’s wife?Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 6 -
Trump’s 2nd-Term Agenda Could Transform Government and Foreign Affairs
The president-elect could reshape government and may dramatically transform foreign and domestic policy in a second term.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
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Jim Hoagland, Distinguished Journalist on World Affairs, Dies at 84
A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.Business - The New York Times - November 11 -
Obama's Secret Service agent breached security to have an affair: Memoir
A Secret Service agent assigned to Barack Obama was breaching security while leading a double life, according to a memoir by the agent's former girlfriend.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Lobbying World: AirBnB books new federal affairs lead
AirBnB has added Aquila Powell as head of federal affairs. She was most recently managing director at Prime Policy Group and is a General Motors alum. Phil Bianchi has joined JPMorgan Chase as vice ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Bill Clinton book describes ‘frustration’ over Monica Lewinsky affair questions
In new memoir Citizen, Clinton acknowledges he has not directly apologized to Lewinsky over White House affair . Bill Clinton, the former US president, has written of his “frustration” at being ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
"Mornings Memory": Revisiting "double speak" and the Iran-Contra affair
"Morning Memories" takes us to 1987, when top Reagan officials faced indictments after their attempts at "double speak" during the Iran-Contra hearings fell apart.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
McCaul to next Foreign Affairs chair: ‘God help you’
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, offered advice to his successor, who faces enormous global challenges and the unpredictability of the Trump ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Veterans Day Spotlight: Empowering Veteran-Owned Small Businesses for a Brighter Future
Veteran entrepreneurs face many challenges, but these resources can help.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
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A helping hand to America's wounded veterans
In 2004 Karen Guenther was an ICU nurse at Camp Pendleton, in California, when wounded service members from the Battle of Fallujah started coming home, to seemingly insurmountable financial ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Will mail, packages be delivered on Veterans Day?
On Monday, Nov. 11, the United States Postal Service will be observing Veterans Day.Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
What's open and closed on Veterans Day?
While many businesses remain open on Veterans Day – and treat veterans and service members with deals and freebies – some things will be interrupted.Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Veteran homelessness drops to record low
Veterans homelessness rates have dropped to a record low since detailed counting began in 2009, the Biden administration announced Monday for Veterans Day. In January of this year, officials ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
How the Budweiser Clydesdales support veterans
The Budweiser Clydesdales, famous for their Super Bowl appearances, have been part of American culture for more than 90 years. Dana Jacobson visits their home in Missouri to see how these iconic ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Mariners decline $12M option on veteran Polanco
The Seattle Mariners have declined their $12 million option on second baseman Jorge Polanco, allowing him to become a free agent.Sports - ESPN - November 1 -
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Nation falls silent as King leads Remembrance ceremony
King Charles, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch were among those who laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in London.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
Watch: Royals and veterans attend Cenotaph ceremony
King Charles led two minutes of silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
Marine veteran Joe Dan Worley's purposeful life
Twenty years after being grievously wounded in the Battle of Fallujah, losing his left leg to a roadside bomb, the battlefield medic has recovered from his traumatic injuries, grown his family, and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops, which led her to a distant relative, a former ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
A veteran opened a garage in North Dakota - and a lifeline was born.
With a tiny volunteer staff of gearheads and veterans, North Dakota's Miracles for Vets has given away 45 vehicles to veterans — for free.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Biden, Harris to appear together at Veterans Day ceremony
President Biden and Vice President Harris will make their first public appearance together since last week’s Election when the two leaders attend a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Here’s what veterans want Congress to prioritize
From expanded health care access to reducing suicide rates, veterans groups are preparing to lobby the 119th Congress on a host of issues affecting retired service members. Veterans groups are ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Citadel poaches Elliott Management veteran Bhanji
London-based portfolio manager worked on some of activist hedge fund’s most high-profile campaignsBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Watch live: Biden speaks at Veterans Day ceremony
President Biden and Vice President Harris will participate in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The event in Arlington, Va., is the first time Biden and ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Map: How many veterans live in your state?
Roughly 6% of Americans are veterans, according to Census data.Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Veterans Day lessons of remembrance for Donald Trump
Donald Trump would benefit from this history lesson.Politics - The Hill - November 11
