Veterans Affairs
Nets Target Trump’s VA Pick, Fear He’s Not ‘Up to the Job’
After news broke Wednesday afternoon that President Trump would be replacing Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with White House Physician Ronny Jackson, Tuesday’s network morning shows proceeded...
Social Security Paid Nearly $38 Million to Dead Veterans
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Brittany M. Hughes
- September. 6. 2017
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New GAO Report Reveals Rampant Drug Policy Failures At the VA
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Brittany M. Hughes
- February. 28. 2017
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GAO: The VA Doesn't Know How Many Hours Employees Spend On Union Work
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Brittany M. Hughes
- February. 7. 2017
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Trump’s VA Reform Plan Includes 24-Hour WH Hotline
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump unveiled his 10-point veterans reform plan at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, which includes “a private White House...
VA's Report Shows 20 Vets Committed Suicide Per Day in 2014
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs revealed its latest data regarding suicide rates among veterans Thursday morning, calling it the "nation's largest analysis of veteran suicide."...
Well, That’s Sad: MSNBC Better on VA Scandal Than NBC
When liberal MSNBC provides more balanced coverage than NBC, you know there’s a problem. On Monday night, Nightly News completely ignored the gaffe of Barack Obama’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs...
NBC Skimps on Report V.A. Paid $142 Million in Bonuses Amid Scandal-Ridden 2014
See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Wednesday night, NBC Nightly News neglected to inform its viewers of a new report concerning the scandal-ridden Department of Veterans Affairs and...
One-Third of Pending VA Applications Are for Veterans Who Have Died
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Brittany M. Hughes
- September. 3. 2015
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Ben Carson: ‘We Don’t Need a Department of Veterans Affairs’
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told the Dave Ramsey show on Wednesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs should be folded into the Department of Defense and VA facilities should only be used...
CBS Uncovers New VA Scandal: Dept. Ignored Veterans' Benefits Claims
Wyatt Andrews revealed the details of a new scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs on the 25 February 2015 edition of CBS This Morning. Andrews zeroed in on how the veterans' benefits office in...
VA Secretary Admits to Lying About His Military Record; Will Networks Report?
See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In an interview with The Huffington Post published on Monday night, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald admitted to falsely claiming in a segment...
ABC Allows 13 Seconds to Firing of VA Director
Despite a four-hour running time, NBC's Today on Tuesday completely ignored the latest developments in the still evolving Veterans Affairs scandal. ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning...
ABC Allows a Scant 21 Seconds on 'Stunning' VA Affairs Revelation
A government report claiming that there was no conclusive proof that long wait times led to deaths at Veterans Affairs hospitals was altered to downplay the connection between the two. Yet, for the second...
Only CBS Highlights Latest in Growing VA Scandal
Wednesday's morning shows on ABC and NBC ignored the latest details of the growing scandal engulfing the Veterans Affairs department. Only CBS bothered to report on the story, allowing a scant 20 seconds....