Congress

VA Budget Hearing: Fiscal Crisis Threatens Veterans Care

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday for a VA budget hearing that...

Government Operations

Weapons Smuggled Into Every VA Facility Tested Despite Years of Warnings

The Department of Veterans Affairs runs the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving 9 million enrolled veterans across more than...

Veterans Affairs

Immigration Enforcement Surge Targets Non-Citizen Veterans

Nearly 50,000 foreign nationals are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and more than 125,000 non-citizen veterans live in the United States today....

Congress

House Committee Confronts VA Amid Sweeping Restructuring

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is set to take up one of the most sweeping VA reform packages in recent memory, with more than 20 bills and discussion...

Legislation

House Rules Committee Debates Veterans' Rights, College Sports, Women's Museum

Four bills covering veterans' gun rights, disability benefits, college athlete compensation, and a long-stalled Smithsonian museum are heading to the House...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Record VA Budget Amid Workforce Cuts

The Trump administration's $488.2 billion budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs is heading to Capitol Hill under conditions that have made...

Legislation

House Passes $157 Billion Veterans and Military Construction Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support

The House passed the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 on Friday, sending a $157 billion...

Legislation

Bipartisan Veterans Funding Bill Survives Gun-Background-Check Fight

A provision blocking the VA from reporting mentally incompetent veterans to the federal gun background check system nearly unraveled one of the more unusual...

Veterans Affairs

Senate Republicans Block Restoration of Military Family Financial Protections

Why it matters: Senate Republicans on May 13 blocked S.J.Res. 132, a joint resolution that would have reversed the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's...

Government Operations

Ashley Satterfield Moves to House Republican Whip's Office as National Security Adviser

Ashley Satterfield has joined the House Republican Whip's office as National Security Adviser, according to congressional records. Satterfield, who most...

Health

Mariah Baker Joins Sen. Murray's Office as Health Policy Adviser

Mariah Baker has joined the office of Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) as a Health Policy Adviser, starting May 1. Baker brings experience spanning multiple...

Defense

Senate Scrutinizes Military Housing Crisis

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday to scrutinize the Trump...

Government Operations

AI Speed Versus Accuracy To Be Debated at Veteran's Affairs Hearing

Hundreds of thousands of veterans who filed disability claims under the PACT Act are still waiting months for decisions — even as the Department of Veterans...

Congress

Committee Advances Veterans Bills Amid VA Staffing Crisis

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is moving to advance a sweeping package of veterans legislation at a markup hearing on May 14, 2026, at 360 Cannon...

Veterans Affairs

Britt Van Named Legislative Director for Michigan Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet

Britt Van has joined the office of Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8) as Legislative Director, a move that adds a seasoned policy hand to the Michigan...

Congress

Committee Examines Gap in Veteran Housing Promise

A year after President Trump signed an executive order promising to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles VA campus, advocates say the...

Government Operations

VA Police Investigated Employees Mourning Colleague

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee is set to examine VA police operations on May 13 — and the timing is driven by a cascade of events that have put the...