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VA Launches Partial Claim Program to Help Veterans Avoid Foreclosure

VA Launches Partial Claim Program to Help Veterans Avoid Foreclosure

by Rikki Almanza | Jun 19, 2026

The VA has launched a new foreclosure-prevention program to help Veterans who have fallen behind on their VA-backed home loans stay in their homes. The VA Partial Claim Program officially opened on June 15, after being authorized through the VA Home Loan Reform Act,...
Op-Ed: The Strategic Necessity of Southern European U.S. Bases

Op-Ed: The Strategic Necessity of Southern European U.S. Bases

by Kevin Burns | Jun 11, 2026

The U.S. President has threatened to pull U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain in his disagreements with European leaders.[i][ii] This would greatly diminish U.S. airpower throughout the western hemisphere of the world, and would gain nothing for the taxpayers of the...
Appeals Court Says Pentagon Policy Illegally Barred Transgender Troops

Appeals Court Says Pentagon Policy Illegally Barred Transgender Troops

by Rikki Almanza | Jun 5, 2026

A federal appeals court panel ruled Monday that a Pentagon policy directed by the Trump Administration likely violated constitutional protections by targeting transgender Service Members, giving the administration another court setback while parts of the policy remain...
VA Announces Temporary Housing Plan for Up to 220 Homeless Veterans in West LA

VA Announces Temporary Housing Plan for Up to 220 Homeless Veterans in West LA

by Rikki Almanza | Jun 3, 2026

In a May 28 press release, the VA announced it is adding 220 temporary housing units for Homeless Veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center north campus. On May 21, the department issued a request for proposals, or RFP, to build the units on the campus,...
West LA VA Campus Plan Under Scrutiny as Housing Funding Falls Short

West LA VA Campus Plan Under Scrutiny as Housing Funding Falls Short

by Rikki Almanza | Apr 24, 2026

The Los Angeles Times reported that nearly a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to turn the West Los Angeles VA campus into the nation’s largest center for Homeless Veteran housing, the VA’s plan is facing growing criticism over how it is...
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