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VA facilities struggle to staff mental health, nursing, safety positions, watchdog finds

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Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused to remember those killed and wrestle with the reverberating consequences.

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VA reveals hundreds of additional firings following Trump’s State of the Union

Revised numbers from Veterans Affairs officials put department firings since last summer at more than 1,700 individuals.

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VA backs Trump’s State of the Union comments about accountability law's impact

Trump claimed about 1,500 VA employees have been fired since the new law was passed, but the actual figure is less than 900.

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Trump warns of looming threats, promises to boost military might in State of the Union address

In his first State of the Union address, Trump also announced plans to keep the detention facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay open to house enemy combatants.

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Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?

President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.

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Taliban assail Trump's rejection of talks, vow to fight on

The Taliban are assailing President Donald Trump’s rejection of peace talks, interpreting his assertion that “there’s no talking to the Taliban” as a dictate to the Afghan government.

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Trump condemns Taliban role in Afghan attacks, says no talks

President Donald Trump told visiting members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday the U.S. would no longer talk with the Taliban following a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan.

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Military members among prominent White House guests for State of the Union address

Among the president's guests will be a soldier who saved a teammate's life in Syria and a Marine who re-enlisted despite losing both legs and his eyesight.

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This week in Congress: Trump’s first State of the Union address

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 29.

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Trump’s State of the Union speech will reiterate promises to ‘rebuild the military’

Defense priorities will be highlighted in the prime-time address alongside a host of domestic economic issues.

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White House wants clearer rules, no caregiver benefits expansion in VA medical overhaul plan

In a memo to Senate officials, the administration backed a more aggressive plan for veterans seeking medical care outside the VA system.

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VA facilities struggle to staff mental health, nursing, safety positions, watchdog finds

More than half of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have reported severe staffing shortages, the Office of Inspector General finds.

Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused to remember those killed and wrestle with the reverberating consequences.

VA reveals hundreds of additional firings following Trump’s State of the Union

Revised numbers from Veterans Affairs officials put department firings since last summer at more than 1,700 individuals.

VA backs Trump’s State of the Union comments about accountability law's impact

Trump claimed about 1,500 VA employees have been fired since the new law was passed, but the actual figure is less than 900.

Trump warns of looming threats, promises to boost military might in State of the Union address

In his first State of the Union address, Trump also announced plans to keep the detention facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay open to house enemy combatants.

Trump, in State of the Union, seeks full military funding. But how?

President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union, asked Congress to “fully fund” the U.S. military, but he will have to navigate the Capitol Hill cross-currents that bedeviled the last administration.

Taliban assail Trump's rejection of talks, vow to fight on

The Taliban are assailing President Donald Trump’s rejection of peace talks, interpreting his assertion that “there’s no talking to the Taliban” as a dictate to the Afghan government.

Trump condemns Taliban role in Afghan attacks, says no talks

President Donald Trump told visiting members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday the U.S. would no longer talk with the Taliban following a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan.

Military members among prominent White House guests for State of the Union address

Among the president's guests will be a soldier who saved a teammate's life in Syria and a Marine who re-enlisted despite losing both legs and his eyesight.

This week in Congress: Trump’s first State of the Union address

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 29.

Trump’s State of the Union speech will reiterate promises to ‘rebuild the military’

Defense priorities will be highlighted in the prime-time address alongside a host of domestic economic issues.

White House wants clearer rules, no caregiver benefits expansion in VA medical overhaul plan

In a memo to Senate officials, the administration backed a more aggressive plan for veterans seeking medical care outside the VA system.

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