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American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
The Trump administration has not, in the sources provided, been shown to have cut monthly VA disability payments already being paid; VA compensation rates rose via a 2.5% COLA for 2025 (effective Dec....
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...
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 Minneapolis VA’s employment connection to has been repeatedly referenced by federal and media sources: publicly identified Pretti as a nurse at the , and multiple news outlets report that Pretti w...
The did issue public statements acknowledging as a VA employee and offering condolences—most prominently a message from —but there is no reporting in the provided sources that the VA conferred any for...
Congress has launched a mix of formal letters, committee hearings, funding maneuvers and new legislation to scrutinize the Veterans Affairs’ planned workforce reductions and related contractor actions...
The available materials present conflicting claims about the legal basis for President Trump’s executive order affecting VA treatment, with some sources tying changes to specific Trump-named executive...
The Medical Center and other veterans’ affairs voices publicly identified as a registered who worked at the , and local VA spokespeople issued limited operational guidance about memorials while nation...
publicly confirmed that —fatally shot by federal agents in an incident that sparked protests—was a nurse at the VA Medical Center and offered condolences to the family, a statement carried in local an...
Responsibility for vetting thousands of Trump staffers is split across the transition team/White House, the Department of Justice/FBI for security-background checks, agency landing teams and Senate co...
VA Secretary Doug Collins has repeatedly defended proposed staffing and program cuts as efforts to “trim bureaucracy,” protect core veteran services, and improve efficiency while insisting benefits an...