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There is no credible evidence that was fired from the ; multiple fact‑checks say viral stories alleging he was dismissed for misconduct originated on a fabricated site and are false . Contemporary rep...
The available reporting shows that , an ICU nurse at the , publicly honored at least one veteran patient by delivering a “” at the bedside — a moment captured on video and widely shared after his deat...
The VA’s published 2025 income limits determine whether a single veteran’s household income places them in priority groups that affect eligibility and copays; VA counts last year’s gross household inc...
The ’ publicly documented, official comments about ’s employment status are limited: posted condolences that referenced the incident, but there is no clear VA press release or personnel roster publicl...
If a sitting president and the entire executive branch were simultaneously removed or incapacitated, the Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act lay out a specific order: the vice president i...
would expand who can receive of military retired pay and disability compensation by removing the long-standing “offset” for a new group: veterans with combat-related disabilities who currently get ) b...
Available reporting shows Virginia state employees were approved for a one-time 1.5% bonus paid June 16, 2025, plus 3% raises in 2025 and 2026 for classified staff; separate federal VA (VHA) bonus pro...
High-profile deportations of U.S. military veterans — including reported cases such as Georgia Army veteran Godfrey Wade and Purple Heart recipient José Barco — have driven lawmakers and advocates to ...
VHA’s 2025 payments landscape shows both statutory benefit rate updates (Special Monthly Compensation, DIC, and other VA allowances effective Dec. 1, 2024 or Oct. 1, 2024) and separate personnel pay c...
The Jan. 30 continuing resolution (CR) provides stop‑gap for nine of the 12 regular appropriations bills, extending most federal programs through January 30, 2026 while three bills were enacted as ful...
The has been represented in public reporting through statements by VA officials and affiliated parties that was an active intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at the , but the department has not released d...
The available reporting does not show a clear, documented instance in which "President Trump's doctor quit because he refused to sign off on Trump's health report." Coverage identifies multiple physic...
ended the by enacting a mixed funding package: three appropriations titles received full‑year (Agriculture; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; and the Legislative Branch), while most other ag...
The Congressional Budget Office has included options that would introduce means‑testing for VA disability compensation beginning as early as January 2026, for example proposing full benefits only for ...
The administrations have pushed a mix of policies meant to expand veterans’ access to care, increase internal accountability at the ), and direct new resources to problems like veteran homelessness an...
Donald Trump does receive the statutory presidential salary of , but publicly stated he has been donating his quarterly paychecks to government entities and charities rather than keeping them for pers...
Multiple Trump administration actions and policy shifts cited in reporting—most prominently workforce reductions and mass firings at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), budget and contracting cha...
President Donald Trump publicly pledged to return his presidential salary and specific reporting indicates his was directed to the Department of Veterans Affairs, though competing accounts and broader...
The Department of Veterans Affairs determines VA health‑care eligibility in 2025 primarily by household gross income, using both a national income limit and geographically‑adjusted income thresholds (...
Yes. Several U.S. presidents have given away their presidential pay rather than keeping it: Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy donated their full presidential salaries to charity, and Donald Trump ple...