Although nearly 11 months has passed since the disaster, help is still available for residents of Southwest Virginia who were impacted by Hurricane Helene last fall. This includes state funding ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins said at the time that the cuts were following President Trump’s executive order, signed in February, directing all federal agencies to prepare for a reduction in force ...

VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing ...

A large-scale reduction in the workforce of 80,000 employees planned for hospitals and clinics run by the Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer being consider for fiscal 2025, VA Secretary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

Law & Policy VA doctors can deny care to Democrats, unmarried veterans under new rule The “disturbing and unethical” new policy is expected to impact women and LGBTQ+ veterans most.

A letter from the Town of Whitewood was received that proposed a discussion on working together with the Town of Kipling.