A veteran and restaurateur says he was fired as a volunteer at the Palo Alto VA Hospital after documenting food allegedly being stored unsafely.

Attrition, hiring freezes, and fears of layoffs have medical staff at VA hospitals across the country worried.

The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial ...

But he provided few details on the role of representatives from DOGE at VA headquarters. Collins said the DOGE workers serve in advisory roles at the agency’s headquarters. Musk, as a senior ...

Q: Has President Donald Trump issued a rule that VA doctors can refuse treatment to Democrats? A: No. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs changed the wording in its bylaws to comply with ...

NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

For many U.S. veterans, fear is spreading over rumors that an executive order signed by President Trump gives VA doctors the right to refuse treatment to unmarried veterans and Democrats.

The claims stemmed from a report (archived) published by The Guardian, on June 16, 2025. That report said doctors at VA hospitals " could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new ...

In mid-June 2025, a claim (archived) circulated on social media that new rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allowed doctors to refuse treatment to Democrats and unmarried ...

The VA is challenging reporting by The Guardian, which published a story suggesting that VA doctors may now refuse treatment based on a patient’s political beliefs or marital status.

Unpacking claims that VA doctors can deny care to Democrats, unmarried veterans A Guardian report sparked rumors about changes to VA rules.

The Trump administration on Monday denied reporting by The Guardian that said new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals could refuse care to veterans based on factors like marital status an… ...