by Rikki Almanza | Feb 12, 2025
Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, along with Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), have recently reintroduced legislation designed to safeguard Veterans’ Second Amendment...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 11, 2025
A group of Democratic senators is demanding that VA Secretary Doug Collins take immediate action to block tech billionaire Elon Musk and his associates from accessing Veterans’ private data. In a strongly worded letter, the lawmakers called on the VA to ensure...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 5, 2025
Congress is reviewing legislation that will make it easier for Veterans to access health care outside the VA. The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in December, would remove pre-approval requirements for non-VA medical services,...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 3, 2025
Several Veterans organizations have urged President Donald Trump to reverse his executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, USRAP, expressing concern for Afghan interpreters and their families who supported U.S. military operations. The order,...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 30, 2025
In a move fulfilling a campaign promise, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Monday reinstating Service Members who were discharged for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The order, which Trump has called an “unjust” policy,...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 28, 2025
Update 1: it is currently unclear if and how the Trump administration’s separate offer to all federal employees to resign in exchange for eight month’s severance will impact the VA. Update 2: All VA grant, loan, and financial assistance programs have been...
