Politics
The former Obama chief of staff is the second non-veteran to lead the department.
Feb. 8, 2021
World & Nation
One of the most popular explanations for the mysterious Gulf War syndrome was thrown into deeper doubt Tuesday, as a congressional panel reported there is insufficient evidence to judge whether U.S. troops were sickened by poison gas during action in the Persian Gulf in 1991.
Sept. 2, 1998
The Senate Thursday unanimously confirmed Edward J.
March 3, 1989
Two U.S. senators on Thursday announced a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at improving healthcare for veterans in response to reports of Veterans Affairs employees falsifying records to conceal long waits for medical appointments.
June 5, 2014
The Justice Department should enter the investigation of whether Veterans Affairs employees have falsified records to cover up long waits at VA medical facilities, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday.
May 25, 2014
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has called off a hearing on President Bush’s nomination of Edward J.
Feb. 5, 1989
Opinion L.A.
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June 30, 2011
Stimulus bill may include benefits for Filipino veterans
Feb. 4, 2009
Benefits aimed at helping U.S. troops overcome the stress of the Persian Gulf War and its aftermath should be extended to veterans’ families, a Senate panel was told Tuesday.
July 17, 1991
Despite talk of a waiting Republican ambush, the Clinton transition team has been preparing Cabinet nominees for the Senate confirmation hearings this week with a strategy that assumes sweet talk will be more important than any elaborate self-defense.
Jan. 3, 1993